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Asus Z97-A-USB31

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics20.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive85.9% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z97-A-USB31  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 27 '22 at 11:59
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3-$200
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 107
2-Core 215
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 541
58% 460 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B
XFX(1682 956D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.5.1
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
20.9% Poor
Lighting 25.2
Reflection 27.7
Parallax 35.4
20% 29.4 fps
MRender 25.9
Gravity 29
Splatting 25
22% 26.6 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 20.9%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Dtate 256GB
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: H220115
SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 411 297 52 38 28 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
85.9% Excellent
Read 465
Write 450
Mixed 371
SusWrite 192
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 38.7
150% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 193
155% 212 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 85%
WD Re 2TB-$30
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01D02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 137 137 137 135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 132
Write 124
Mixed 103
SusWrite 136
92% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
219% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1632 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
61% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 19.1
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 18.9
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97-A-USB31 Builds (Compare 1,549 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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