Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% 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 Drive98.6% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '18 at 14:13
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 212
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 407
54% 407 Pts
64-Core 390
24% 390 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 145
Parallax 125
112% 136 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 136
Splatting 108
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7WD240HCFV-000AZ 240GB
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM91W3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 384 390 385 384 386 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 270
Write 405
Mixed 300
SusWrite 385
77% 340 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 47.5
160% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 271
218% 306 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 99%
Toshiba MG03ACA200 480GB
161GB free
Firmware: 8EET6102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 408 425 395 305 305 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 295
Write 422
Mixed 368
SusWrite 374
83% 365 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 48.2
169% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 304
236% 325 MB/s
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63
204GB free
Firmware: MKAOAAM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 83 84 84 85 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 148
Write 140
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 84.1
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 87%
Samsung MZ7WD240HCFV-000AZ 4TB
1TB free
Firmware: SN06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 127 130 130 130 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 178
Write 164
Mixed 89.7
SusWrite 129
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
228% 1.77 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.5% Good
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 18.6
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 20.3
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION Builds (Compare 223 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $913
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