Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive89.3% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION  (all builds)
Memory6.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 06 '19 at 11:55
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 94.9
1-Core 108
2-Core 216
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 413
55% 413 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 191
Parallax 193
145% 187 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 183
Splatting 125
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 169 150 134 125 116 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 470
Write 226
Mixed 238
SusWrite 152
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 38.1
154% 58.1 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 245
204% 297 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
114GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 95 96 96 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 118
Write 107
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 95.4
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
226% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
62.8% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 19.1
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 17.8
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 57.5
70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION Builds (Compare 223 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $913
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