Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics129% 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 Drive91.3% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-UD7 TH
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF  (all builds)
Memory17.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime8.5 Days
Run DateMar 09 '19 at 16:47
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 115
2-Core 233
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 618
64% 513 Pts
64-Core 620
38% 620 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 201
Parallax 202
145% 194 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 185
Splatting 129
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 66 56 66 59 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 462
Mixed 309
SusWrite 103
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 45.5
165% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 229
208% 317 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 126%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 169 167 169 162 155 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 142
Write 134
Mixed 83.7
SusWrite 164
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.8
179% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.6% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 14.7
47% 16.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 18
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF Builds (Compare 139 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $747
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