Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	26% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-UD7 TH
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF (all builds)
Memory	19.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '18 at 11:38
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 76.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 206 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 531 56% 449 Pts	64-Core 549 34% 549 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2848) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26% Poor	Lighting 30 Reflection 27.9 Parallax 39.9 24% 32.6 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 36.7 Splatting 31.8 29% 35.7 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 6 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -61151744354032 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 171 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 3 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 79 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 33 52 77312819233 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 79 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1019356 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 52 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 64 64 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1019356 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1124666 (F9) Unknown 100 100 246443		Read 456 Write 213 Mixed 273 69% 314 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 103% 22.6 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 91%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4.5TB free Firmware: SC60 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 64 215027468 (03) Spinup time 92 87 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 40 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 91 60 1248857178 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 84778359464213 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 40 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 17180131332 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 58 690028579 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1231 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 66 66 68619 (C2) HDA temperature 35 42 77309411363 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 9 1 215027468 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -47519518158098 (F1) Unknown 100 253 27137957668 (F2) Unknown 100 253 20140963242	106% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 185 Mixed 166 134% 178 MB/s	4K Read 4.31 4K Write 3.56 4K Mixed 0.35 284% 2.74 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$239 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: SC60 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 81 64 121718452 (03) Spinup time 92 87 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 40 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 92 60 1559624577 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 -85126251798251 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 40 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 326422495308 (BD) vendor-specific 81 81 19 (BE) vendor-specific 65 58 639631395 (BF) G-sense error rate 98 98 5667 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 22 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 82 82 37576 (C2) HDA temperature 35 42 77309411363 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 9 1 121718452 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -25752623900418 (F1) Unknown 100 253 55591437564 (F2) Unknown 100 253 28644908369
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Corsair Voyager 3.0 248GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 118GB free, PID 1a03 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 246 Write 172 Mixed 103 202% 174 MB/s	4K Read 9.75 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.41 109% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 2,133 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	40.8% Average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 13 41% 14.2 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 11.6 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 86.6 46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 86%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	96x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	21x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	14x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	13x

SSD
840 Evo 1TBSamsung $199Bench 105%, 23,857 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x

RAM
BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 7,008 samples	15x
BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 1,529 samples	8x
1600 CL9 Series 4x8GBUnknownBench 57%, 1,306 samples	6x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $747

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16