Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.9% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '19 at 06:49
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	43%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-3GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 94.7 2-Core 146 68% 110 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 242 29% 225 Pts	64-Core 250 16% 250 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 66.8 56% 68.2 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 72.5 58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180 4,505 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 215 196 205 183 205 MB/s Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	69.9% Good	Read 268 Write 254 Mixed 262 SusWrite 201 56% 246 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 27.5 119% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 151 140% 217 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 89%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 657GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 115 119 110 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 122 Write 90.8 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 114 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 83%
External USB3.0 256GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 118GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 271 280 278 259 289 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 267 Write 290 Mixed 252 SusWrite 265 369% 268 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 31.8 2,885% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 33.2 DQ Write 73 DQ Mixed 43.5 4,086% 49.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 262%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99P5471-025.A00LF 2x8GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.3 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 62%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GRYPHON Z97 Builds (Compare 148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 65%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 55%

Yacht

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 - $176

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	65x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	18x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	9x
840 Evo 500GBSamsung $150Bench 103%, 68,337 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	6x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 6,625 samples	5x
RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 68%, 1,661 samples	5x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16