Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38.5% 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 Drive88.3% 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.
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 10 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 24 '16 at 00:56
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 96.3
1-Core 131
2-Core 259
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 685
70% 564 Pts
64-Core 673
42% 673 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 3606) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7306
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38.5% Below average
Lighting 46.7
Reflection 42
Parallax 55.7
38% 48.1 fps
MRender 56.4
Gravity 51.2
Splatting 40.1
39% 49.2 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.5%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$72
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 502
Write 352
Mixed 350
89% 401 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 97.8
4K Mixed 21.3
132% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 20.9
60% 130 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 118%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51
254GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 136
Write 119
Mixed 113
92% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 2.48
4K Mixed 0.22
101% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 112%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$70
14GB free
Firmware: JP4O Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 112
Write 120
Mixed 109
86% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.36
80% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 74%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB
7GB free
Firmware: 77.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
28.7% Poor
Read 52.8
Write 47.3
Mixed 48
37% 49.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.18
4K Write 0.51
4K Mixed 0.2
39% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 25.5
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 25.4
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 52.9
76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 79%
Great: 71%

 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 1,185 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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