Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


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 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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	8.11% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '18 at 16:34
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	0%

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)	69.5% Good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 105 2-Core 186 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 277 8-Core 279 37% 278 Pts	64-Core 282 18% 282 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Asus(1043 83C2) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1026 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	8.11% Terrible	Lighting 11 Reflection 12.9 Parallax 9.28 9% 11.1 fps	MRender 15.4 Gravity 11.5 Splatting 0.43 6% 9.09 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.11% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 78 80 79 86 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 78.8 Write 73.5 Mixed 52.4 SusWrite 80.2 52% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 54%
JMicron Generic 256GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 137GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 276 254 267 265 262 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 231 Write 222 Mixed 218 SusWrite 265 322% 234 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 50.3 4K Mixed 23.5 2,571% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 28.7 DQ Write 66.2 DQ Mixed 33.1 3,484% 42.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 256%
JEYI 128GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 141% 99GB free, PID 567b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 163 164 163 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 216 Write 161 Mixed 124 SusWrite 163 216% 166 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 17.9 2,431% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 21.8 DQ Write 67.5 DQ Mixed 21.6 3,112% 37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 230%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 1866G 2OZ 2x4GB 184 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.6% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 16.8 52% 18 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 17.8 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 72%

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

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Typical GRYPHON Z97 Builds (Compare 148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 65%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

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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Value: 80% - Excellent

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 $178	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) $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