Asus GRYPHON Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30% 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 Drive	75.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z87 (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '15 at 13:17
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 96 1-Core 78.5 2-Core 157 68% 110 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 580 53% 442 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0468) ≥ 4GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30% Poor	Lighting 35.3 Reflection 28.8 Parallax 45.1 29% 36.4 fps	MRender 32.8 Gravity 37.8 Splatting 44.8 32% 38.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 6 0 6 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 12048 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1037 (E8) Unknown 100 100 50400390155 (E9) Unknown 92 0 92	75.4% Very good	Read 429 Write 384 Mixed 391 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 18.1 102% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 97.2 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 15.8 38% 79 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 104%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2202 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 67 62 10004 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2608 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 17037 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2178 (B5) Unknown 100 100 10424925 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 3672269 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 60 171799609378 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 1 1 98627 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 18986	84.2% Excellent	Read 140 Write 154 Mixed 150 111% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.57 4K Mixed 0.43 121% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 72%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 348GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 203 190 8808 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 15 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 991 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 15 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 2 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 11890 (C2) HDA temperature 113 109 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	49% Average	Read 82.3 Write 88.1 Mixed 79.9 63% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.19 92% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 98%
Toshiba MK7559GSXF 750GB 1,514 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 247GB free Firmware: GQ005B Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 2016 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2818 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 57 57 17224 (0A) Spinup retry count 156 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1992 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 126 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 89 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 51 51 493534 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 206159347748 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 8275 (DE) Loaded hours 81 81 7645 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 318 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (FE) Unknown 100 100 6	41.6% Average	Read 77.7 Write 67 Mixed 55.5 50% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.11 56% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 27.6 88% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 22.9 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 88%

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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 - $200

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	150x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	137x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	52x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	11x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16