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Asus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.7% 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 Drive131% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus GRYPHON Z97 ARMOR EDITION  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150211
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '16 at 00:11
Run Duration230 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$56
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 115
2-Core 231
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 452
61% 453 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
Asus(1043 0474) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Lighting 73.1
Reflection 62.3
Parallax 93.9
60% 76.4 fps
MRender 61
Gravity 61.8
Splatting 80.7
57% 67.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SMS200S3120G 250GB
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
131% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 478
Mixed 507
112% 500 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 58.7
214% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 129
156% 272 MB/s
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$60
1TB free
Firmware: JC4A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
49.7% Average
Read 88.3
Write 84.9
Mixed 90.2
66% 87.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.55
116% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 68%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
45.2% Average
Read 85.8
Write 71.4
Mixed 74.7
58% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.36
88% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 51%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB
438GB free
Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Read 66.6
Write 68.2
Mixed 70.1
52% 68.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 2.01
4K Mixed 0.35
98% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 49%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50
164GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
28.4% Poor
Read 44.3
Write 54.5
Mixed 55.4
39% 51.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.26
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.26
62% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Kingston X5DX3Y-ELD Kingston X5DX3Y-ELD 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
52% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 14.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 14.7
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 52%
Great: 52%

 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 232 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $662
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