Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	81.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.5% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 13 '20 at 00:56
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (55^th 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 114 2-Core 214 75% 164 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 573 59% 477 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 67% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36B6) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.2% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 110 Parallax 97.3 84% 104 fps	MRender 92.9 Gravity 98.3 Splatting 87.6 76% 92.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 251 248 239 236 239 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 448 Write 273 Mixed 255 SusWrite 246 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 27.9 123% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 203 185% 285 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 129%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 135 135 139 139 139 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 80 Write 77.5 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 134 21% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 0.6 7% 3.73 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 6.9 DQ Mixed 1.8 2% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 18%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 1,926 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 2TB free Firmware: 0406 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 171 177 174 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 72.8 Write 96.2 Mixed 77 SusWrite 173 24% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 0.7 7% 3.87 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 8.2 DQ Mixed 2 2% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 18%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 92GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 90 87 86 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 57 Write 43 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 88.1 48% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 76%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 426GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 93 93 92 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 71.7 Write 62.3 Mixed 66 SusWrite 93.2 54% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 85%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 223GB free Firmware: 02.03E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 77 75 75 78 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 65.8 Write 66.5 Mixed 51 SusWrite 75.7 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 55%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 59GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 52 53 53 55 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 71.5 Write 28.3 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 52.9 36% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 43%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 281 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 923GB free, PID ab34 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 130 Mixed 52 85% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 72%
Initio INIC-1610P 2TB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 418GB free, PID 1e40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 38 Write 37.2 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 36.7 48% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 142% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 23%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 495GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 205 205 207 208 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 124 Write 122 Mixed 81 SusWrite 206 185% 133 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 6.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 72%

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Gaming 42%

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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	854x
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	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 $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	67x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	46x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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

Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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