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Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37.4% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '24 at 14:22
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$40 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	51.2% Above average	Memory 76.1 1-Core 92.4 2-Core 157 64% 109 Pts	4-Core 145 8-Core 254 24% 199 Pts	64-Core 244 15% 244 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 320B) 2GB CLim: 1615 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 555.99 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 50 Parallax 45.1 39% 47.6 fps	MRender 43 Gravity 45.3 Splatting 39.5 35% 42.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 120GB 4,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 160 Write 148 Mixed 30.7 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 14.6 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 10.4 70% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 182 152% 225 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 95%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 56GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 73 74 75 74 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 404 Write 79.8 Mixed 123 SusWrite 74.2 37% 170 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 33 127% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 82.1 DQ Mixed 96 72% 96.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 69%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$33 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 114GB free Firmware: AX1R4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 81 81 83 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 51.9 Write 51.4 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 81.6 38% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 62%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 114GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 76 77 77 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 64.6 Write 65.4 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 75.9 46% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 71%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$40 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 153 153 154 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 146 Write 146 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 152 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 86%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 8GB 2,097 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID c08a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 19.1 Write 4.7 Mixed 5.2 10% 9.67 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 7%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 64GB 7,850 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 5GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 8.3 5.3 7.4 6.8 5.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 60.2 Write 14.5 Mixed 12.2 SusWrite 6.5 23% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 77% 6.93 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Goodram GR1600D364L11/8G 2x8GB 992 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1648 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.2 53% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 18.2 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 39: 0P 4R 3G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	25%	69	519	418	60	23.1"	1920 1017	GSM5842 D2342P

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Typical GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION Builds (Compare 231 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 97%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 81%

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Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	107x
Core i5-4690KIntel $54Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	39x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	25x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 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	8x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	7x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $218	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350