Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '20 at 19:24
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 725 79% 625 Pts	64-Core 725 45% 725 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 150 Parallax 147 126% 150 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 134 Splatting 112 114% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 194 198 185 193 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 256 Mixed 288 SusWrite 196 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 48.8 183% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 229 182% 254 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 95%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 61GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 289 298 297 299 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 485 Mixed 387 SusWrite 297 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 63.8 219% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 667GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 183 186 185 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 151 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 184 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 10,124 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.8% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 17 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.8% 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 ARMOR EDITION Builds (Compare 223 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 97%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 81%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	105x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	35x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	25x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	16x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	16x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x
S3 500G 500GBSandiskBench 92%, 12,292 samples	12x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	10x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	7x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	7x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $185	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16