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Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics113% 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.
Boot Drive110% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateSep 17 '18 at 22:20
Run Duration236 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 128
2-Core 256
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 682
71% 572 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 155
Parallax 145
124% 151 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 142
Splatting 113
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 262 242 232 222 212 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 421
Mixed 352
SusWrite 257
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 57.2
191% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 363
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 110%
Great: 134%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 6TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.6 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.4 8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
28.5% Poor
Read 91.2
Write 25
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 7.4
30% 39.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
206% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 102%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 140 134 141 142 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Read 146
Write 137
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 139
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$69
3TB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 178 181 173 180 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 100
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 178
101% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 106%
Great: 113%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.4 7.5 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
28.9% Poor
Read 92.7
Write 24.7
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 7.5
28% 38.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 105%
WDC WD60 EZRZ-00GZ5B1 6TB
5.5TB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 5.7 6.1 6.1 7.5 26 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
21.6% Poor
Read 88.8
Write 24.3
Mixed 34.8
SusWrite 9.5
42% 39.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 21.6%
Great: 65%
ST6000DM 003-2CY186 6TB
5.5TB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 6.7 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.1 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Read 88.2
Write 25.3
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 6.7
40% 37.6 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
100% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 70%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB
3TB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0 0.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
18.2% Very poor
Read 90
Write 24.7
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 0.1
37% 36.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 62%
ST8000AS 0002-1NA17Z 8TB
4.5TB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0 0 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
29.3% Poor
Read 85.8
Write 24.2
Mixed 31
SusWrite 0
36% 35.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 0.8
216% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
60.1% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.1
59% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 20
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,535 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus Z97-A-USB31

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $633
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