Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive104% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 17 '18 at 03:14
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 285
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 785
77% 633 Pts
64-Core 785
49% 785 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Nvidia(10DE 12AD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 130
Parallax 147
116% 140 fps
MRender 174
Gravity 135
Splatting 109
111% 139 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 102 107 111 112 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 491
Mixed 368
SusWrite 142
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 56.8
190% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 233
208% 315 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 104%
Great: 118%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90
74GB free
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 382 462 466 467 467 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 434
Write 469
Mixed 321
SusWrite 448
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 43.7
164% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 157
144% 214 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: HP34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 180 182 181 183 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 136
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 182
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.1% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 24.1
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 24.5
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 50.7
79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming GT Builds (Compare 176 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $813
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