Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	119% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 13:34
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 83.2 1-Core 104 2-Core 126 66% 104 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 213 25% 196 Pts	64-Core 210 13% 210 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.12.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Lighting 61.8 Reflection 53.8 Parallax 84.7 50% 66.8 fps	MRender 58.9 Gravity 53.1 Splatting 75.3 52% 62.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 397 406 412 419 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 485 Mixed 369 SusWrite 408 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 52.6 190% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 232 206% 309 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 126%
Hitachi HMS5C4040ALE640 4TB 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2TB free Firmware: MPAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 104 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 121 Write 119 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 103 67% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 72%
HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB-$231 660 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 669GB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 176 193 191 186 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 176 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 186 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.2 156% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 609GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 108 105 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 99 Write 66.2 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 106 62% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2014)-$220 1,278 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 115 118 118 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 173 Write 122 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 116 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 118%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 121 119 120 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 158 Write 162 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 119 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 344% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 110%
H/W RAID 5 12TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 37 38 41 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 34.2 Write 35.8 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 35 44% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 29% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 4x8GB 1,306 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 16.3 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 19.3 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 75%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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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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