Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150731
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 24 '17 at 06:07
Run Duration245 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 97.1
2-Core 188
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 535
54% 436 Pts
64-Core 545
34% 545 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.9% Very good
Lighting 92
Reflection 108
Parallax 92.9
75% 97.5 fps
MRender 89.9
Gravity 87.6
Splatting 86.1
72% 87.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
101GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 491
Write 243
Mixed 356
80% 363 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 29.5
140% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 36.4
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 107
92% 128 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 72%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 72%
WD Se 2TB (2013)-$39
792GB free
Firmware: 01.01AX1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 144
Mixed 103
104% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 2.75
4K Mixed 0.24
102% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 91%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992055 (997055) 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
58.5% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 18.3
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 20
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 Builds (Compare 94 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $712
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