Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150212
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '19 at 02:38
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 129
2-Core 260
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 512
68% 507 Pts
64-Core 509
32% 509 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.2
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Lighting 108
Reflection 90.2
Parallax 158
88% 119 fps
MRender 89.3
Gravity 123
Splatting 129
95% 114 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 465
Write 429
Mixed 294
88% 396 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 38.9
162% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 269
224% 324 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 117%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 134 137 134 139 135 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 143
Write 129
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 136
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 86%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
272GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 57 65 67 63 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
40.7% Average
Read 78
Write 62.5
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 63.8
50% 67 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 26.5
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 22.8
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,471 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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