Asus GRYPHON Z87

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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. 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 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive57.7% 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.
Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z87  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131106
Uptime14.6 Days
Run DateJun 05 '18 at 19:24
Run Duration251 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 74%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Memory 73.3
1-Core 99.6
2-Core 195
69% 123 Pts
4-Core 247
8-Core 377
39% 312 Pts
64-Core 310
19% 310 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.2% Good
Lighting 78.6
Reflection 77.2
Parallax 66.8
64% 74.2 fps
MRender 70.3
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 72.6
59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.4.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 484
Write 122
Mixed 192
58% 266 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 9.68
98% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 25
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 9.79
26% 52.7 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
410GB free
Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 108
Write 123
Mixed 126
90% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.33
4K Mixed 0.22
69% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.4% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 14.7
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 11.7
35% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 93.9
43% 93.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GRYPHON Z87 Builds (Compare 650 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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HDDRAMUSB
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