Asus GRYPHON Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54% 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 Drive75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z87  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 12 '18 at 08:53
Run Duration247 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 230
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 445
60% 446 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3684) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
54% Above average
Lighting 68.3
Reflection 68.5
Parallax 66.8
56% 67.9 fps
MRender 72.7
Gravity 62.2
Splatting 54.9
51% 63.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2306RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 120 120 131 126 108 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 448
Write 240
Mixed 123
SusWrite 129
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 86.3
4K Mixed 29.4
128% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 109
118% 202 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 99%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
107GB free
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 213 209 207 207 193 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 361
Mixed 250
SusWrite 217
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 37.2
148% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 179
172% 274 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 108%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
35GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 265 278 277 276 278 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 453
Mixed 410
SusWrite 286
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 51.1
183% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 229
208% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 110%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M2X4G64CB88D9N-DG 1311 M2X4G64CB8HG9N-DG 1311 M2X4G64CB88D9N-DG 1311 M2X4G64CB8HG9N-DG 16GB
1600, 1867, 1600, 1867 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
69% Good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 22.4
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 21.1
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 69%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GRYPHON Z87 Builds (Compare 652 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus GRYPHON Z87 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $620
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