Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics37.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive60.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime9.3 Days
Run DateAug 05 '20 at 20:08
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 231
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 453
60% 451 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.5% Below average
Lighting 49.2
Reflection 46.5
Parallax 45.5
40% 47.1 fps
MRender 39.9
Gravity 42.6
Splatting 37.6
32% 40 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 99 107 113 95 110 MB/s
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
60.3% Good
Read 198
Write 190
Mixed 196
SusWrite 107
39% 173 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 29.6
125% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 160
126% 172 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 84%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 101 105 104 104 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 110
Write 101
Mixed 94.7
SusWrite 102
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
40.4% Average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 12
38% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 12.9
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 57%

 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 1,174 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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