Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics128% 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 Drive109% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z97  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '21 at 16:27
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 115
2-Core 217
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 580
58% 475 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
EVGA(3842 4663) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 172
Parallax 164
145% 171 fps
MRender 188
Gravity 137
Splatting 117
117% 147 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 128%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
356GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 398 393 383 349 359 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 440
Write 437
Mixed 338
SusWrite 388
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 51.7
165% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 232
210% 318 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 109%
Great: 126%
OCZ AGILITY2 60GB
14GB free
Firmware: 1.32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 67 46 46 33 30 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Read 138
Write 69
Mixed 105
SusWrite 47.5
20% 90 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 63.1
4K Mixed 17.3
91% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 64.2
DQ Mixed 67.6
59% 90.2 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 Samsung M378B5173CB0-CK0 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
34.1% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 9.7
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 11.5
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 34.1%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GRYPHON Z97 Builds (Compare 148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 - $176

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $786
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