Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	45.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	14.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '19 at 15:24
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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 i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 113 2-Core 225 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 436 59% 439 Pts	64-Core 429 27% 429 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52% Above average	Lighting 64.1 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 61 52% 64.4 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 57.5 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 79 79 80 84 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 199 Write 190 Mixed 170 SusWrite 84.3 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 10.7 89% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 147 113% 152 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 648GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 97 96 96 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 179 Write 158 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 95.7 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 165 174 170 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 100 Write 130 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 164 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.8 254% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 6TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 181 187 187 186 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 137 Write 143 Mixed 109 SusWrite 184 106% 143 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 369% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 92%
Lexar JumpDrive 32GB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 19GB free, PID a817 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 6.7 8.9 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	7.52% Terrible	Read 25.9 Write 13.9 Mixed 8.8 SusWrite 9.6 17% 14.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.52% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 3,028 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 24.4 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 25.5 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 79%

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

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Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 1,174 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	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 $94Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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