Asus GRYPHON Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics10.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z87  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '18 at 15:27
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 (100th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 94.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 228
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 589
62% 496 Pts
64-Core 592
37% 592 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
Gigabyte(1458 351A) 1GB
CLim: 970 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.5% Very poor
Lighting 11.8
Reflection 13.9
Parallax 9.91
10% 11.9 fps
MRender 16.2
Gravity 12.2
Splatting 16
12% 14.8 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.5%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 354
Write 208
Mixed 211
57% 258 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 12.2
99% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 31
DQ Write 89.1
DQ Mixed 6.75
20% 42.3 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
882GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 99
Write 114
Mixed 92.5
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.26
92% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
59.6% Above average
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 17.6
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 19.2
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GRYPHON Z87 Builds (Compare 652 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $620
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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