Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	102% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z97X-UD7 TH
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '19 at 08:14
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 271 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 733 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1692 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.8% Very poor	Lighting 2.17 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 62.4 2% 42.7 fps	MRender 70.1 Gravity 57.8 Splatting 54 49% 60.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 269 269 211 268 267 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 476 Mixed 404 SusWrite 272 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 46.2 158% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 228 208% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 118%
Micron_M550_2.5"_7mm_256GB 256GB 830 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 119GB free Firmware: DL03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 453 451 307 414 440 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 454 Mixed 304 SusWrite 409 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 39.9 139% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 234 198% 287 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 364GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 154 153 134 152 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 145 Write 150 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 148 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73EB0-CK0 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 M378B1G73EB0-CK0 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2200, 2200, 2200, 2200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	77.2% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.7 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 27.8 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 76%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	96x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	21x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	14x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	13x

SSD
840 Evo 1TBSamsung $199Bench 105%, 23,857 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x

RAM
BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 7,008 samples	15x
BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 1,529 samples	8x
1600 CL9 Series 4x8GBUnknownBench 57%, 1,306 samples	6x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $747

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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