Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	9.15% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	105% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-UD7 TH
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 12:50
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 (98^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 257 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 694 72% 580 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740 30,433 User benchmarks, average bench 7% EVGA(3842 3748) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1084 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	9.15% Terrible	Lighting 10.3 Reflection 9.65 Parallax 11.7 8% 10.6 fps	MRender 13.4 Gravity 12.3 Splatting 13.2 11% 13 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.15% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 411 426 419 416 413 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 434 Mixed 348 SusWrite 404 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 38.7 150% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 348 265% 357 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 150 149 150 150 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 443 Mixed 388 SusWrite 180 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 50.8 186% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 355 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 879GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 202 202 203 203 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 140 Write 83 Mixed 71 SusWrite 199 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 114%
FUJIFILM 8GB 8GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 8GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.9 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	5.65% Terrible	Read 22.2 Write 2.3 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 5.2 9% 8.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.65% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 16 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 18.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 65%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

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 $160Bench 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 $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 $184	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) $35	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