Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	122% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140429
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '19 at 13:05
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 112 2-Core 196 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 590 61% 491 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2KW010T8 1TB 305 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 820GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 323 342 136 344 380 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 462 Mixed 379 SusWrite 286 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 64.8 229% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 271 216% 302 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 132%
Intel 335 Series 240GB-$219 4,220 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 84GB free Firmware: 335u SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 227 215 62 108 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 339 Write 88.5 Mixed 159 SusWrite 138 40% 181 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 15.6 4K Mixed 19.5 84% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 66.6 DQ Mixed 85.8 72% 107 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 92%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$72 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 144GB free Firmware: EXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 284 256 160 256 249 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 380 Write 346 Mixed 347 SusWrite 234 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 50.5 186% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 227 207% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 82.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 114 112 65 114 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 110 Write 118 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 96.5 73% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 86%
HGST HTS 541010A9E680 1TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 534GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 87 88 51 89 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 65.8 Write 83 Mixed 0.8 SusWrite 75 75% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 65% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 2,577 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.5% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.4 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.1 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 72.1 55% 72.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 75%

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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 $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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 $137Bench 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: 64% - Good

Total price: $939

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359