Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57% 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	30.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '19 at 09:51
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 (97^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 103 2-Core 198 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 277 35% 265 Pts	64-Core 278 17% 278 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.3% 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: 418.91 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 70 Parallax 61.8 57% 67.1 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 68 Splatting 70.5 58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180 4,505 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 200 198 203 212 204 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.8% Below average	Read 99.3 Write 142 Mixed 158 SusWrite 204 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 4.1 25% 8.07 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 96.1 90% 139 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 89%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 477GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 139 141 139 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 133 Write 47.3 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 140 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 12.5 9% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 512GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 477GB free, PID b202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	26.5% Poor	Read 33.4 Write 27.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 21.6 37% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 5.7 387% 5.4 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 224%
SanDisk Extreme Go USB 3.1 64GB-$23 2,139 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 58GB free, PID 558b Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 30.3 Write 18 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 15.3 27% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.4 108% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99P5471-025.A00LF 2x8GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 17.4 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 62%

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

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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 $130Bench 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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Total price: $786

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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