Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics27.3% 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 Drive129% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 20 '18 at 17:57
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU4%

 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 i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 255
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 488
67% 496 Pts
64-Core 501
31% 501 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
MSI(1462 2847) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
27.3% Poor
Lighting 31.8
Reflection 29.5
Parallax 37.1
26% 32.8 fps
MRender 40.5
Gravity 38.8
Splatting 32.7
30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
440GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 406 291 295 296 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 494
Mixed 461
SusWrite 342
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 65.8
229% 83.5 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 363
273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 129%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.1% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 10.1
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 10.2
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION Builds (Compare 223 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $913
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