Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% 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.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 02 '20 at 19:30
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 453
60% 451 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 13A2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.92
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 119
Parallax 136
103% 127 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 113
Splatting 99.2
103% 130 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 36 39 36 38 38 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 89%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200
1TB free
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 341 350 358 366 367 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 447
Write 158
Mixed 372
SusWrite 353
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 52
167% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 154
174% 295 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 108%
Great: 122%
Samsung HD103UI 1TB
159GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 68 70 69 69 69 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Read 45.8
Write 47
Mixed 31
SusWrite 69.1
35% 48.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 51%
WD WD1200JD-00HBC0 120GB
16GB free
Firmware: 08.02D08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 58 57 57 58 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
30.2% Below average
Read 47.5
Write 48.2
Mixed 26
SusWrite 57.3
33% 44.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NMUD380D81-1600C 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.5% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.5
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 19.6
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 61%

 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 1,171 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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