Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.7% 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 Drive120% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 17 '19 at 13:11
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 18%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 220
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 680
67% 549 Pts
64-Core 686
42% 686 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.7% Outstanding
Lighting 113
Reflection 111
Parallax 114
92% 113 fps
MRender 170
Gravity 116
Splatting 93
99% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 145 138 146 150 138 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 493
Mixed 388
SusWrite 172
87% 390 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 65
236% 88.5 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 360
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 120%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60
374GB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 160 164 163 163 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 151
Write 151
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 163
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
51.3% Above average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 16.2
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 63%

 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 1,179 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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