Asus GRYPHON Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.8% 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	98% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z87 (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140815
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 20:43
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570S 11,172 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 99.6 2-Core 190 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 352 45% 343 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.8% Below average	Lighting 43.3 Reflection 44 Parallax 40.9 35% 42.7 fps	MRender 37.5 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 35.5 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 310 307 310 309 305 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 242 Mixed 256 SusWrite 308 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 37.2 150% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 230 193% 284 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 129%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 133 134 136 135 135 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 149 Write 107 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 133 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 152GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 130 131 132 132 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 182 Write 140 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 131 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3500820AS 500GB 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 410GB free Firmware: SD46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 102 102 102 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 103 Write 99.7 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 101 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 47,852 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.5% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 10.1 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 10.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 62%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

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 Z87 Builds (Compare 650 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 $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	137x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	52x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $620

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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