Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory25 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime11.7 Days
Run DateMar 06 '23 at 11:51
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 122
2-Core 236
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 600
64% 512 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan Xp
Nvidia(10DE 11DF) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 527.37
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 191
Parallax 200
144% 189 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 181
Splatting 122
116% 144 fps
Poor: 114%
This bench: 128%
Great: 140%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$31
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 562
Write 468
Mixed 389
105% 473 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 87.4
4K Mixed 45.2
164% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 707
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 432
334% 468 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 243%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
215GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 411 400 443 441 444 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 417
Write 389
Mixed 365
SusWrite 426
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 77.3
4K Mixed 44.1
145% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 250
220% 328 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 104%
Great: 125%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150
1TB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 0.8 0.7 7.2 15 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 673
Write 1
Mixed 1.7
SusWrite 8.2
122% 171 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Mixed 0
0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G KHX1866C10D3/8G 32GB
1600, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
65.9% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 24.6
MC Mixed 20.6
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 21.1
57% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,472 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A-USB31

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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