Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '19 at 14:06
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 125
2-Core 235
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 602
63% 505 Pts
64-Core 681
42% 681 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 118
Parallax 107
90% 112 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 104
Splatting 95.5
80% 98.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 465
Write 452
Mixed 344
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 48.1
173% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 45.8
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 61.5
57% 85 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
51GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 308 308 307 296 282 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 453
Mixed 432
SusWrite 320
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 53.1
181% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 47.8
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 67.2
61% 89.9 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 129%
WD Se 1TB (2013)-$18
170GB free
Firmware: 01.01M03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 139 139 141 132 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 162
Write 151
Mixed 104
SusWrite 138
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
236% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
57.6% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 16.9
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 19
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 85%

 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 1,174 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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HDDRAMUSB
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