Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive132% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 20 '18 at 03:17
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Memory 97.3
1-Core 131
2-Core 264
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 724
71% 584 Pts
64-Core 725
45% 725 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
XFX(1682 9580) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.1% Good
Lighting 80.6
Reflection 74.8
Parallax 97.1
66% 84.2 fps
MRender 75.4
Gravity 79.7
Splatting 62.1
58% 72.4 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 485 487 489 490 480 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 490
Mixed 378
SusWrite 480
104% 464 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 62.6
214% 76.3 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 364
271% 358 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 132%
Great: 131%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130
140GB free
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 221 217 219 265 235 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 467
Mixed 340
SusWrite 251
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 60.1
209% 75.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 343
263% 358 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 117%
Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AQ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 124 131 129 129 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 88.5
Write 43.3
Mixed 61
SusWrite 124
58% 79.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 25.5
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 25
SC Mixed 24.3
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 49.1
82% 49.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 79%

 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 1,175 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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