Asus GRYPHON Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.5% 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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z87  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '17 at 07:50
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 85.4
1-Core 125
2-Core 247
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 501
67% 499 Pts
64-Core 503
31% 503 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1592 MHz, MLim: 1992 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
64.3% Good
Lighting 81.1
Reflection 81.3
Parallax 74.7
66% 79 fps
MRender 88.9
Gravity 64.3
Splatting 72.2
61% 75.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 338
Mixed 350
87% 393 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 72.1
4K Mixed 26.7
134% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 81.3
114% 214 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
1TB free
Firmware: CC1H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 96.2
Write 99.5
Mixed 95.7
73% 97.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.37
103% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 70%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
911GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 121
Write 136
Mixed 132
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 2.41
4K Mixed 0.45
127% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 1302 PSD38G13332 16GB
1600, 1200 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
54.3% Above average
MC Read 19.4
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 16.1
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GRYPHON Z87 Builds (Compare 650 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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