Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	114% 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	121% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 10 months ago, 7 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 3 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 15 days ago, 15 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '24 at 23:27
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 236 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 574 65% 507 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 152 Parallax 147 121% 149 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 149 Splatting 127 111% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 427GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 404 370 352 366 389 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 485 Mixed 398 SusWrite 393 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 58.2 194% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 256 222% 328 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 126%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 384GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 473 460 474 461 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 459 SusWrite 470 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 65.1 213% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 364 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,661 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 27.1 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 26.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 45: 0P 5R 6G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
45%	17%	78	315	59	60	31.5"	1463 823	HEC0030 HISENSE

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 55%

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Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 - $176

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	65x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	18x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	9x
840 Evo 500GBSamsung $150Bench 103%, 68,337 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	6x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 6,625 samples	5x
RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 68%, 1,661 samples	5x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $942

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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