Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	51.7% 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	61.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (72%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '19 at 08:18
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	72%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 80 2-Core 152 65% 107 Pts	4-Core 221 8-Core 256 31% 239 Pts	64-Core 268 17% 268 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.7% Above average	Lighting 59.7 Reflection 70.1 Parallax 61.1 49% 63.6 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 68 Splatting 73 58% 70.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$142 4,505 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 187 191 207 173 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 338 Write 216 Mixed 247 SusWrite 186 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 51.9 4K Mixed 24.6 87% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 143 131% 200 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 89%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 479GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 56 64 52 118 138 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 144 Write 102 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 85.1 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 83%
JMicron Generic 360GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 170% 335GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 205 183 181 182 182 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 238 Write 142 Mixed 156 SusWrite 185 234% 180 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 15.3 1,068% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 27.6 DQ Write 21.1 DQ Mixed 24.3 1,647% 24.3 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 224%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99P5471-025.A00LF 2x8GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	56.2% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 17.8 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 16.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 62%

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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 $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 $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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