Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.1% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	18.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '18 at 18:45
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (43^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 below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 256 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 511 54% 434 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63% Good	Lighting 80.5 Reflection 79.6 Parallax 73.5 66% 77.9 fps	MRender 79.1 Gravity 72.1 Splatting 64.3 58% 71.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 170 160 162 162 156 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 226 Mixed 267 SusWrite 164 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 40.7 160% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 159 164% 269 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 116%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 131 132 133 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 129 Write 122 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 133 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 613GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 153 154 153 153 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 101 Write 65.3 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 153 70% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 114%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 260GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 84 85 84 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 80.5 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 84.1 55% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 24GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.9% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 14.7 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 14.8 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 73%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 - $175

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	693x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	195x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	101x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	147x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	81x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	51x
HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GBKingstonBench 61%, 11,630 samples	40x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	36x

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Total price: $823

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 $177	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