Asus GRYPHON Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	24.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.2% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z87 (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 03:40
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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 i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 215 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 478 63% 474 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.78% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 7.8 3% 4.93 fps	MRender 9 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5.6 5% 5.77 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.78% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300 180,577 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Zotac(19DA 1583) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3150 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.3% Poor	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 82.5 Parallax 79.9 8% 57.4 fps	MRender 65.4 Gravity 78.5 Splatting 63.7 56% 69.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 512GB SSD 512GB 10,530 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 320GB free (System drive) Firmware: V4.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 424 426 290 414 411 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 437 Write 415 Mixed 349 SusWrite 400 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 17.7 109% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 31.8 74% 153 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 313%
Hitachi HDT721016SLA380 160GB-$38 3,190 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 75GB free Firmware: ST1OA39A SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 73 70 73 73 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 84.1 Write 78.6 Mixed 45.6 SusWrite 72.3 51% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 0467 RMR5040ED58E9W1600 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16KTF51264AZ-1G6M1 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.1% Good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.2 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 23.2 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 72%

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

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Typical GRYPHON Z87 Builds (Compare 653 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Jet ski

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 - $200

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	150x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	137x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	52x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	11x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16