Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive121% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 31 '20 at 11:25
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 111
2-Core 190
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 411
57% 421 Pts
64-Core 416
26% 416 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
875GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 388 417 410 439 472 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 421
Write 359
Mixed 396
SusWrite 426
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 60.2
198% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 356
268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Seagate ST500NM0011 500GB-$70
464GB free
Firmware: SN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 147 147 146 147 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84% Excellent
Read 146
Write 141
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 146
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 84%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.7% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 14.2
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48.7%
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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