Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150818
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '18 at 22:38
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 114
2-Core 229
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 437
59% 438 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
MSI(1462 8C9A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.5% Good
Lighting 76.4
Reflection 79.6
Parallax 77.5
62% 77.8 fps
MRender 75
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 74.1
60% 73.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
598GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 170
Mixed 58.8
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.25
101% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 112%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
348GB free
Firmware: JP4OA39C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 104
Write 102
Mixed 79.2
71% 95 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.33
4K Mixed 0.43
102% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
341GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 130
Write 127
Mixed 98.5
89% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.01
4K Write 2.67
4K Mixed 0.14
107% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5402-435.A00LF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
51.9% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.9
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 16.3
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,472 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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