Asus GRYPHON Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics84% 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 Drive97.6% 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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z87  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 08 '18 at 21:49
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 108
2-Core 212
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 407
53% 397 Pts
64-Core 394
24% 394 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.11.4
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
84% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 85.9
Parallax 151
83% 113 fps
MRender 83.9
Gravity 98.8
Splatting 121
85% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 215 209 210 203 196 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 319
Mixed 269
SusWrite 210
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 41.6
167% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 133
152% 261 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 116%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
272GB free
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1432 1173 592 592 592 592 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
257% Outstanding
Read 1,991
Write 1,765
Mixed 826
SusWrite 829
301% 1,353 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 61.6
243% 97.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,033
DQ Write 1,336
DQ Mixed 1,037
824% 1,135 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 257%
Great: 254%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
60.8% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 19.7
62% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 16.8
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GRYPHON Z87 Builds (Compare 647 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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HDDRAMUSB
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