Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.4% 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	86.2% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150427
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 18:03
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 118 2-Core 230 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 645 64% 525 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Lighting 65.1 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 82.6 53% 69.1 fps	MRender 60.7 Gravity 54.4 Splatting 78.1 54% 64.4 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 131 136 140 127 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 368 Write 193 Mixed 247 SusWrite 135 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 48.8 175% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 174 138% 195 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 87%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 464 Write 456 Mixed 375 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 60.7 213% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 96 76 86 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 83.8 Write 80.2 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 93.2 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 374GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 99 100 101 101 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 111 Write 110 Mixed 70 SusWrite 99.7 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 488GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 160 161 159 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 156 Mixed 100 SusWrite 160 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 500GB 1,723 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 17GB free Firmware: 0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 60 61 62 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 68.3 Write 65.5 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 61.7 39% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL8-4GBXM 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1867, 1600, 1867, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.9% Above average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 18.3 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 72%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GRYPHON Z97 Builds (Compare 149 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 65%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 55%

Yacht

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 - $176

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	66x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	18x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	21x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	11x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $939

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363