Asus GRYPHON Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.8% 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 Drive118% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z87  (all builds)
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 10 '17 at 17:15
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 132
2-Core 236
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 645
66% 531 Pts
64-Core 706
44% 706 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 115
Parallax 99.7
89% 108 fps
MRender 96.4
Gravity 101
Splatting 101
82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
311GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 520
Write 465
Mixed 498
110% 494 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 47.7
174% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 168
176% 290 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
200GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 389
Mixed 399
95% 426 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 96.2
4K Mixed 51.2
183% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 135
154% 265 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 115%
Great: 133%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
407GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 77.7
Write 67.1
Mixed 72.8
55% 72.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 0.67
4K Mixed 0.4
74% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
55.3% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 16.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 17.5
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GRYPHON Z87 Builds (Compare 650 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $620
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