Asus GRYPHON Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 57.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	19.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z87 (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140129
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '19 at 03:35
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Memory 64 1-Core 82.8 2-Core 167 59% 105 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 372 41% 326 Pts	64-Core 360 22% 360 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Asus(1043 8422) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Lighting 22.2 Reflection 20.5 Parallax 23 18% 21.9 fps	MRender 30.6 Gravity 28.5 Splatting 24 22% 27.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 273 239 132 44 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 308 Write 305 Mixed 187 SusWrite 170 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 37.5 123% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 328 250% 336 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 604GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 284 303 276 340 317 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 360 Write 336 Mixed 319 SusWrite 297 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 37.8 121% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 315 245% 336 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 133%
Seagate SkyHawk 6TB (2016)-$143 139 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 60 58 56 58 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 75 Write 123 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 56.9 58% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 108%
WD WD80PUZX-64NEAY0 8TB 356 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 7TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 156 161 146 167 160 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 141 Write 150 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 156 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 2x8GB 3,379 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	35% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 10 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 55%

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Gaming 40%

Jet ski

Desktop 80%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 - $200

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	150x
Core i5-4670KIntel $127Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	137x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	52x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	45x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	38x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	20x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	22x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	11x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $620

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 $179	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