Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.8% 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	71.9% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '19 at 08:57
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 74.4 2-Core 206 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 269 36% 268 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.9% 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 (99^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 71 Parallax 62.4 58% 68.1 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 68.8 Splatting 71 58% 71 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.8% 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: 189 212 206 204 203 203 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 336 Write 215 Mixed 233 SusWrite 203 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 29.8 120% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 140 126% 192 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 89%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 657GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 113 115 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 128 Write 114 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 111 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 83%
External USB3.0 256GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 118GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 39 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 40.2 Write 39.9 Mixed 39.9 SusWrite 39.7 55% 39.9 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 15.3 4K Mixed 12.8 992% 12.7 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 20.2 DQ Mixed 16.9 1,315% 17.1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 63.8% 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 way above expectations (88^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 18.2 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 19.9 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 55%

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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

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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