Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	117% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	17.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '19 at 14:31
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 250 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 685 70% 566 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 372D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 153 Parallax 150 126% 153 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 136 Splatting 102 110% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,922 Write 4,960 Mixed 5,289 1,201% 5,390 MB/s	4K Read 597 4K Write 315 4K Mixed 367 1,542% 426 MB/s	DQ Read 1,228 DQ Write 842 DQ Mixed 931 723% 1,000 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 513GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 114 113 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 100 Write 108 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 111 70% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 597GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 154 153 155 154 156 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 117 Mixed 69 SusWrite 152 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 114%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 23 Write 45.5 Mixed 21.3 22% 29.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 52% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 55%
Samsung M3 Portable 2TB 5,095 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 62GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 114 114 114 114 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	48% Average	Read 71.3 Write 60.7 Mixed 53 SusWrite 113 103% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.1 182% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 24GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.5% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.4 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 17.9 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 73%

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Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 1,171 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	692x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	194x
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	65x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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