Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.3% 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	82.7% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '19 at 12:54
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 127 2-Core 245 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 655 68% 545 Pts	64-Core 654 40% 654 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 59.5 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 57.8 48% 60.6 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 57.1 Splatting 51.6 48% 60 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200 9,142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 170 210 169 189 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 358 Write 222 Mixed 280 SusWrite 180 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 40.7 150% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 163 145% 219 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 95%
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200 9,142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 197GB free Firmware: RG20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 213 220 238 233 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 425 Write 228 Mixed 281 SusWrite 229 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 43.7 156% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 168 153% 235 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 95%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 408GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 369 370 359 361 376 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 385 Write 372 Mixed 359 SusWrite 366 84% 370 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 31.3 100% 32 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 83.5 83% 134 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 97%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 13GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 5.2 6.1 5.1 5.1 5.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	7.94% Terrible	Read 21.8 Write 12.3 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 5.1 14% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2.2 120% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.94% Great: 17%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.0 128GB-$60 1,435 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 113GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 233 232 229 230 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 246 Write 201 Mixed 76 SusWrite 230 244% 188 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 11.3 4K Mixed 7.9 683% 9.07 MB/s	DQ Read 11 DQ Write 12.5 DQ Mixed 8.3 748% 10.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609ES2LX0. 4x4GB 459 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.5 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 19.5 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 65%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 81%

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Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	105x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	35x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	25x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	16x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	16x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x
S3 500G 500GBSandiskBench 92%, 12,292 samples	12x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	10x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	7x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 54%, 12,350 samples	7x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $913

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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