Asus GRYPHON Z97

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	78.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus GRYPHON Z97 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '21 at 06:52
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 123 2-Core 251 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 499 68% 505 Pts	64-Core 478 30% 478 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.2% Very good	Lighting 94 Reflection 110 Parallax 101 77% 102 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 98.5 Splatting 97.3 81% 99.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 871GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 468 Write 417 Mixed 311 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 53 4K Mixed 38.3 122% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 251 187% 255 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 182GB free Firmware: X61190WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 464 Write 398 Mixed 338 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 36.5 128% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 221 171% 242 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 121%
512gb QLC SATA SSD 512GB 2,433 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 276GB free Firmware: S0918A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 468 Write 357 Mixed 17.4 61% 281 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 0.4 38% 10.4 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 16.2 DQ Mixed 0.3 19% 48.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 96%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 192GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 106 Write 114 Mixed 56.2 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.3 223% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 75%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 1,366 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 32GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 99.4 Write 3.7 Mixed 6.7 27% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 55% 4.97 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 2,290 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.9% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 19.8 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 19.9 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 63%

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

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Desktop 85%

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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 $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