Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics84.3% 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 Drive92% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateAug 13 '18 at 02:35
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 221
84% 145 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 603
62% 499 Pts
64-Core 607
38% 607 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 112
Parallax 96.5
87% 105 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 99.2
Splatting 96.5
80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 119 114 97 102 103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 464
Mixed 364
SusWrite 143
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 44.5
156% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 270
226% 327 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 92%
Great: 115%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
683GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 84 101 81 75 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
28.3% Poor
Read 15.7
Write 54.5
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 81.4
32% 44.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.2
262% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 28.3%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.3% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 17.7
55% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 17.9
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 61.6
65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 63%

 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 1,173 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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