Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	47.6% 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	81.6% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '19 at 13:50
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 174 74% 124 Pts	4-Core 284 8-Core 283 38% 283 Pts	64-Core 277 17% 277 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.3.3 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	47.6% Average	Lighting 58.2 Reflection 65.6 Parallax 83.2 47% 69 fps	MRender 65.5 Gravity 58.1 Splatting 54.3 48% 59.3 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180 4,505 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 208 204 201 185 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 337 Write 258 Mixed 261 SusWrite 202 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 36.7 156% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 121 112% 170 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 89%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 335GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 100 98 100 99 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 113 Write 101 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 99 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 85%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 645GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 113 112 116 113 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 133 Write 118 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 111 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 83%
ASMT 2115 250GB 637 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 162GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 20 19 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 32.9 Write 27.5 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 19.1 36% 27.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 7.6 545% 7.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 209%
External USB3.0 507GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 471GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 33 Write 25.4 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 19.2 35% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 7.5 538% 7.53 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-518.A00LF 1x8GB 661 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 8.8 29% 10.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.83 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 34%

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

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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 $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: 79% - Very good

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16