Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateDec 07 '17 at 02:58
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$50
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 258
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 516
68% 509 Pts
64-Core 517
32% 517 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1568 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Lighting 71.2
Reflection 73.3
Parallax 66.7
58% 70.4 fps
MRender 82.5
Gravity 67
Splatting 58.5
56% 69.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84
873GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ST6OA3BF Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 104
Write 94.5
Mixed 103
76% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.48
110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.2% Below average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 12.9
MC Mixed 10.5
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 9.9
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,495 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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