Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	9.73% 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 Drive	95.7% 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	8GB 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 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 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '18 at 11:37
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 91.1 2-Core 162 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 265 28% 225 Pts	64-Core 241 15% 241 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Asus(1043 83C2) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1026 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	9.73% Terrible	Lighting 10.9 Reflection 12.8 Parallax 9.19 9% 11 fps	MRender 15.2 Gravity 11.3 Splatting 14.9 11% 13.8 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.73% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 Pro 256GB-$149 1,385 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: JURA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 396 425 418 422 363 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 415 Mixed 401 SusWrite 397 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 40.7 122% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 332 250% 337 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 102%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 446GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 416 435 426 436 437 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 406 Mixed 250 SusWrite 420 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 32.6 122% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 162 171% 283 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 114%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 128GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 119GB free Firmware: 0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 103 94 99 104 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 324 Write 89.1 Mixed 119 SusWrite 103 35% 159 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 38.1 4K Mixed 19.6 72% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 55.4 65% 112 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 56%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 485GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 141 139 137 140 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 105 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 139 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1866G 2OZ 2x4GB 184 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.3% Average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.9 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 14.2 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $786

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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