Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '20 at 11:47
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 550 73% 546 Pts	64-Core 548 34% 548 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8520) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Lighting 46.4 Reflection 45.3 Parallax 39.9 38% 43.8 fps	MRender 40.6 Gravity 40.7 Splatting 36.5 32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 74 76 76 79 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 492 Mixed 344 SusWrite 99.9 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 60 212% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 345 264% 357 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 700GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 113 115 114 114 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 98.8 Write 99.8 Mixed 66 SusWrite 114 70% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 416GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 123 125 125 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 145 Write 140 Mixed 75 SusWrite 124 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 470GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 148 150 151 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 140 Write 110 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 149 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64.9% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 20.5 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 20.4 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 57.6 70% 57.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 65%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A-USB31

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	856x
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	206x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	128x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	81x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	90x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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	67x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	46x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16