Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive169% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 14 '18 at 11:18
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 96.4
1-Core 102
2-Core 194
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 364
49% 366 Pts
64-Core 371
23% 371 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 570 312 311 311 312 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 737
Write 648
Mixed 592
SusWrite 408
134% 597 MB/s
4K Read 59.4
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 78.7
264% 91.9 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 682
DQ Mixed 995
674% 819 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 169%
Great: 280%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
464GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 182 184 184 184 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 179
Mixed 36
SusWrite 183
105% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
127% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 105%
Great: 103%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
466GB free
Firmware: MS1OA7C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 185 186 187 188 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 172
Mixed 38.3
SusWrite 187
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
130% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 105%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.7% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 12.7
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.9
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 1,171 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $823
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