Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics8.91% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive90.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime19.9 Days
Run DateMay 03 '17 at 13:49
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 125
2-Core 236
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 619
63% 508 Pts
64-Core 631
39% 631 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6850
MSI(1462 2441) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Relative performance (0th percentile)
8.91% Terrible
Lighting 8.6
Reflection 6.81
Parallax 16.9
7% 10.8 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 12.7
Splatting 19.2
13% 14.8 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 8.91%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 468
Mixed 479
108% 486 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 20.1
132% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 35.8
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 62.5
52% 71.3 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 991770 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.1% Poor
MC Read 8.7
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 7.5
24% 8.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 7.6
SC Mixed 6.5
19% 6.8 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 54%

 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 1,174 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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