Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '22 at 02:43
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 97.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 236 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 468 62% 463 Pts	64-Core 476 30% 476 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 62 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 61.7 50% 63.9 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 54.2 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 472GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 234 245 254 256 256 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 446 Mixed 403 SusWrite 246 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 48.6 160% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 290 238% 341 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 462GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 232 244 255 256 257 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 452 Mixed 401 SusWrite 245 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 48.8 160% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 282 235% 338 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 728GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 238 244 255 256 258 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 519 Write 29.5 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 246 45% 209 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 15.5 4K Mixed 21.1 66% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 278 219% 301 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 235 245 255 256 256 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 454 Mixed 411 SusWrite 245 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 48.5 164% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 274 223% 318 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 279GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 237 245 255 257 258 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 449 Mixed 398 SusWrite 246 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 48.9 161% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 289 238% 340 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 30 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 25.9 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 119%

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

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Typical GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION Builds (Compare 223 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 97%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 81%

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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 $485Bench 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

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $913

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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