Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z97  (all builds)
Memory15.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateJul 01 '20 at 23:49
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 247
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 444
54% 416 Pts
64-Core 397
25% 397 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 74.9
Reflection 78.2
Parallax 74.2
61% 75.8 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 71
Splatting 74.7
60% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 497
Write 469
Mixed 348
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 54.2
188% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 221
203% 311 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD WD3200BUCT-63TWBY0 320GB
37GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 58 58 58 58 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
34.7% Below average
Read 63
Write 65.2
Mixed 46.7
SusWrite 57.7
43% 58.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 47%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB
69GB free, PID 0827
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 62 63 62 62 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
27.6% Poor
Read 59.8
Write 61.7
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 62
76% 56 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 24GB
1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.7% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.3
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 16.8
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 68.3
59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GRYPHON Z97 Builds (Compare 148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 - $176

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $786
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