Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85.5% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 25 '17 at 01:08
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 277
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 747
80% 638 Pts
64-Core 748
46% 748 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2042 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 124
Parallax 117
99% 121 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 108
Splatting 109
88% 106 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 518
Write 402
Mixed 390
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 17.4
129% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 31.6
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 17.5
30% 54.8 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 105%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125
2.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 175
Mixed 172
133% 177 MB/s
4K Read 1.35
4K Write 2.28
4K Mixed 0.31
133% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154
626GB free
Firmware: FP2A
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
82% Excellent
Read 157
Write 129
Mixed 134
105% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.12
4K Write 2.11
4K Mixed 0.19
107% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 1600 C7 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
64.5% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 22.3
MC Mixed 19.9
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 21
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 86%

 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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