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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive69.5% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 21 '17 at 01:25
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 129
2-Core 262
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 701
70% 568 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1621 MHz, MLim: 1778 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.66
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 75.2
Reflection 77.4
Parallax 67.4
61% 73.3 fps
Gravity 66.1
Splatting 55.6
53% 60.9 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXM03B1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 506
Write 239
Mixed 271
74% 338 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 62.7
4K Mixed 19.2
93% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 65.3
DQ Mixed 30.1
55% 114 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
263GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 140
Write 128
Mixed 96.3
91% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.33
4K Write 2.71
4K Mixed 0.3
139% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.4% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 18.6
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 21
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 63%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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