Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	73.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	144% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT (all builds)
Memory	7.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '20 at 20:57
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 204 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 584 60% 484 Pts	64-Core 578 36% 578 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 1F02) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3812 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.6% Very good	Lighting 87.1 Reflection 91.4 Parallax 98 71% 92.2 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 86.4 Splatting 73.7 79% 99.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 541 637 633 654 656 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 681 Write 635 Mixed 529 SusWrite 595 137% 610 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 60.9 174% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 608 DQ Write 520 DQ Mixed 590 435% 573 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 372%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 87GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 171 175 166 175 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 378 Write 175 Mixed 191 SusWrite 172 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 18.9 71% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 62.2 DQ Mixed 98.5 92% 149 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 169GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 114 115 116 115 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 109 Write 78.8 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 114 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 559GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 155 156 155 157 159 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 158 Write 127 Mixed 77 SusWrite 150 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 35GB free Firmware: NDP3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 138 145 142 146 144 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 167 Write 127 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 139 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 112%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$176 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 53GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 68 68 71 79 79 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 78 Write 70.5 Mixed 63 SusWrite 71.6 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 63%
WD WD20EACS-11BHUB0 2TB 1,089 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 99 98 100 99 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 100 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 98.3 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 66%
WD Elements 25A3 12TB 3,390 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 11TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 205 202 205 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 199 Mixed 148 SusWrite 202 254% 188 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 1.3 314% 8.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 100%
SanDisk SDDR-113 4GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 4GB free, PID a7c1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.3 0.2 0.3 2.6 3 3.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	5.89% Terrible	Read 5 Write 4.2 Mixed 3.7 SusWrite 1.7 5% 3.65 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.89% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 1311 M2F8G64CB8HB5N-DI 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 1311 M2F8G64CB8HB5N-DI 24GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1400, 1400, 1400, 1400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 15.5 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.6 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 53%

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT - $300

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	91x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	32x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	18x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	17x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x

SSD
EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GBHP $33Bench 139%, 2,425 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
S650 240GBHPBench 75%, 488 samples	7x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 993 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples	7x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	6x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $149
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359