Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151111
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateDec 12 '20 at 14:28
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 101
2-Core 191
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 525
53% 431 Pts
64-Core 445
28% 445 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.9% Very good
Lighting 99.6
Reflection 156
Parallax 94.8
81% 117 fps
MRender 92.8
Gravity 97.4
Splatting 94
78% 94.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61K1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 152 40 26 40 35 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
46.5% Average
Read 80.2
Write 294
Mixed 40
SusWrite 76.3
28% 123 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 31
88% 33.9 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 203
162% 222 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 153 150 152 152 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 143
Write 116
Mixed 69
SusWrite 152
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2000EL Series 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.1% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 13.7
MC Mixed 12
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 11.4
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 99%

 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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