Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.8% 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 Drive64% 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION  (all builds)
Memory0.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150624
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateJun 23 '19 at 22:50
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 98.2
2-Core 184
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 465
49% 391 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.8% Above average
Lighting 66.8
Reflection 70.6
Parallax 66.8
54% 68.1 fps
MRender 70.7
Gravity 61.5
Splatting 61.3
52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 118 106 103 113 105 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
64% Good
Read 365
Write 126
Mixed 97.3
SusWrite 105
38% 173 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 70.5
4K Mixed 29.7
109% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 96
102% 174 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 64%
Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 143 141 142 136 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 132
Write 99.3
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 140
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78%
Great: 114%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB
303GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 109 107 102 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 124
Write 112
Mixed 69
SusWrite 108
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
33.4% Below average
MC Read 10.8
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 10.1
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 9.1
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 72%

 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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