Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	84.1% 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 Drive	61.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	14.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 20:41
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th 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 (33^rd percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 219 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 561 60% 477 Pts	64-Core 602 37% 602 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 1503) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.1% Excellent	Lighting 55.5 Reflection 229 Parallax 229 45% 171 fps	MRender 257 Gravity 215 Splatting 139 160% 204 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 182 188 185 123 88 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 440 Write 172 Mixed 222 SusWrite 157 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 13.5 101% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 29.1 46% 87.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 72%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 163GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 277 278 277 277 268 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 443 Mixed 408 SusWrite 288 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 52.6 185% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 232 209% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 111GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 151 151 151 151 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 460 Mixed 373 SusWrite 181 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 53 186% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 350 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 115%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 881GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 146 146 144 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 162 Write 122 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 146 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C11 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C11 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 24GB 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.7% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 10 32% 11 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 10.8 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns

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Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 1,175 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	694x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16