Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.5% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 8 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

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Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 (all builds)
Memory	2.2 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	Jan 06 '19 at 09:09
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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)	70.3% Very good	Memory 92.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 193 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 285 38% 282 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.3% 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: 391.35 Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (72 fps cap detected)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 71.9 Reflection 71.4 Parallax 62.5 59% 68.6 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 69 Splatting 71.5 58% 71.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 74 77 78 80 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 73 Write 66.5 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 75.1 49% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 54%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 413GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 87 89 88 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 81 Write 88.3 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 87.9 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 69%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 33GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 156 159 153 165 162 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 83 Write 38.9 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 150 105% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 7.2 634% 8.77 MB/s	DQ Read 11.8 DQ Write 12.5 DQ Mixed 9.9 806% 11.4 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 111%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 507GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 397GB free, PID b202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 242 253 264 257 256 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 273 Write 250 Mixed 215 SusWrite 250 333% 247 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 20.1 2,938% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 15.1 DQ Write 79.9 DQ Mixed 25.5 3,641% 40.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 300%
ASMT 2115 250GB 637 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 107GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 228 240 250 243 243 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 273 Write 251 Mixed 193 SusWrite 238 319% 239 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 31.8 3,307% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 25.8 DQ Write 81.5 DQ Mixed 39.8 4,222% 49 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 209%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99P5471-033.A00LF 1x8GB 805 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	MC Read 11.6 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 9.3 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 11.8 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 34%

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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 $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $785

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16