Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	74.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	161% 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	9.9 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 21:18
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 209 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 616 60% 493 Pts	64-Core 590 36% 590 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.6% 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	74.1% Very good	Lighting 87.8 Reflection 91.1 Parallax 89.5 72% 89.5 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 86.4 Splatting 74.2 79% 100 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 74.1% 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: 424 548 613 652 644 652 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 700 Write 634 Mixed 637 SusWrite 589 144% 640 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 68.9 223% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 663 DQ Write 554 DQ Mixed 616 459% 611 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 372%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 87GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 175 171 169 175 177 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 449 Write 178 Mixed 213 SusWrite 172 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 52.9 4K Mixed 23.4 92% 32.9 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 59.1 DQ Mixed 94.8 90% 148 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 169GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 124 122 122 124 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 106 Write 71.7 Mixed 67 SusWrite 122 68% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 559GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 144 146 150 147 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 152 Write 122 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 141 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 35GB free Firmware: NDP3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 139 141 145 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 168 Write 117 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 139 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 112%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$176 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 53GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 70 68 71 79 77 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 78.7 Write 68 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 71.4 50% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 63%
WD WD20EACS-11BHUB0 2TB 1,089 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 98 99 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 99 Write 100 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 98.1 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.6% 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: 195 199 203 203 206 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 201 Mixed 152 SusWrite 201 255% 187 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 8.9 4K Mixed 1 405% 9.47 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 7.5 DQ Mixed 1.3 302% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 1.5 0.2 0.3 2.7 3.1 3.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	5.92% Terrible	Read 5 Write 4.2 Mixed 4 SusWrite 1.8 5% 3.75 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 78% 1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.92% 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)	50.4% Above average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 15.7 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 16.1 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 53%

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 54%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	90x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	32x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	18x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	17x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x

SSD
EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GBHP $33Bench 139%, 2,425 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 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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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $813

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16