Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-UD7 TH
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF  (all builds)
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150919
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJun 07 '20 at 15:56
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 244
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 691
73% 583 Pts
64-Core 683
42% 683 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 155
Parallax 133
114% 142 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 140
Splatting 112
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3500830AS 500GB-$145
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 49 54 52 55 51 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Read 71
Write 67.9
Mixed 46.4
SusWrite 52.5
44% 59.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 44%
WD My Passport 0740 500GB
461GB free, PID 0740
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 87 87 87 86 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
34.7% Below average
Read 85.1
Write 84.2
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 86.7
104% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
60.1% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 17.9
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 20.2
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF Builds (Compare 139 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $747
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