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Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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 Drive	117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A-USB31 (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '20 at 23:04
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 256 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 693 74% 593 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$270 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 870B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 124 Parallax 129 105% 127 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 115 Splatting 104 105% 133 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 255GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 348 349 361 361 361 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 481 Mixed 395 SusWrite 350 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 63.5 187% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 150GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 286 287 288 287 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 481 Mixed 413 SusWrite 292 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 63.4 215% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 184 185% 297 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 133 138 135 140 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 140 Write 126 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 137 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$55 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 175 178 176 179 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 164 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 178 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 108%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 151 152 146 147 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 128 Write 139 Mixed 102 SusWrite 150 179% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 98%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 370GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	8.51% Terrible	Read 18.7 Write 17.2 Mixed 15.5 SusWrite 17.8 23% 17.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 38% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.51% Great: 17%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 574GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 42.3 Write 38.5 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 17.8 42% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 21%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 286GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 41.7 Write 41.3 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 42.4 56% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608ET3LX0. 4x8GB 995 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	61.8% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.8 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 20.1 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 67%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A-USB31

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	897x
Core i5-4690KIntel $43Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	260x
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	130x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	219x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	133x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	86x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	97x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	97x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	41x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	73x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	68x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	48x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $84
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $370