Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	51.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150624
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 01:04
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 113 2-Core 233 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 633 67% 535 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1576 MHz, MLim: 1777 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 54 54 54 54 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 402 Write 240 Mixed 276 SusWrite 61.1 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 4.6 100% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 21.9 DQ Mixed 6.1 26% 63.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 85%
Adata SP900 64GB 416 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 60GB free Firmware: 5.0.6c SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 67 68 66 67 67 MB/s Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.6% Above average	Read 254 Write 73.6 Mixed 117 SusWrite 67.5 28% 128 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 31.8 127% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 90.7 DQ Write 74.1 DQ Mixed 72.4 57% 79.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 62%
Adata SE800 512GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 457GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 355 360 357 356 357 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 331 Write 396 Mixed 361 SusWrite 358 82% 361 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 33.6 121% 36.8 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 191 138% 179 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 89%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 176 176 178 177 178 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 137 Write 144 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 177 87% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 159 166 165 166 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 164 Mixed 110 SusWrite 164 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.9 435% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 89%
WD My Book 1235 3TB 846 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free, PID 1235 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 111 109 110 109 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 115 Write 117 Mixed 99.1 SusWrite 110 150% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1600G 2OZ 2x8GB 393 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	62.5% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19.4 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 19.9 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 19: 3R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
19%	4%	112	345	282	30	72.3"	1920 1080	GSMC0C8 LG TV SSCR

History: Score 31: 4R 2G 5B | Score 19: 3R 1G 1B

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A-USB31

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	849x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	246x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	125x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	205x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	127x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	80x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	90x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	39x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	69x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	65x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	46x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16