Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive284% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-UD7 TH
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF  (all builds)
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '18 at 03:38
Run Duration269 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 (99th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 129
2-Core 251
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 692
73% 584 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1591 MHz, MLim: 1804 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 78.5
Reflection 76.7
Parallax 68.8
64% 74.7 fps
MRender 77.9
Gravity 70.1
Splatting 60.3
56% 69.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,274
Write 1,413
Mixed 1,464
379% 1,717 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 230
4K Mixed 63.2
281% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 594
DQ Write 390
DQ Mixed 206
231% 397 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 284%
Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
21GB free
Firmware: EMT0
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 370
Write 198
Mixed 241
59% 270 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 45.9
164% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 80.8
80% 130 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 134%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63
370GB free
Firmware: MKAO Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
197GB free
Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 111
Write 102
Mixed 90.2
76% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.25
70% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
46GB free
Firmware: CC29
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 138
Write 105
Mixed 103
86% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.26
73% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 113%
TS-RDF5 SD Transcend 128GB
119GB free, PID 4000
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Read 68.5
Write 64.8
Mixed 38.5
70% 57.3 MB/s
4K Read 5.74
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.79
164% 3.31 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1600C9-8GAR 1315 0420 F3-1600C9-8GAR 1315 CT102464BD160B.C16 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
61.1% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.1
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 20.7
58% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF Builds (Compare 139 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $747
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