Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 61.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	50.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
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 (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '19 at 00:37
Run Duration	22976 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Memory 75.7 1-Core 87.1 2-Core 201 68% 121 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 282 37% 279 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 67%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180 4,505 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 146 178 176 208 184 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	50.2% Above average	Read 254 Write 223 Mixed 221 SusWrite 174 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 22.4 4K Mixed 21.9 70% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 128 107% 156 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 89%
Nvme SAMSUNG MZ1KW480 480GB 137 User benchmarks, average bench 149% 441GB free Firmware: CXU8 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 561 537 630 689 810 752 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 600 Write 807 Mixed 560 SusWrite 663 149% 658 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 31.1 117% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 469 DQ Mixed 737 462% 510 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 219%
PQI Traveling Disk 2GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 1GB free, PID 0046 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	2.39% Terrible	Read 10 Write 1.5 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 2.8 4% 4.25 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 5% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.39% Great: 3%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99P5471-017.A00LF 1x4GB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 8.5 26% 9.27 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 7.5 17% 6.03 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 30%

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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 $140Bench 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: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16