Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory7.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 06 '20 at 19:39
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 (96th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 89.1
2-Core 222
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 451
57% 433 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.71% Terrible
Lighting 3.77
Reflection 6.69
Parallax 6.31
3% 5.59 fps
MRender 7.38
Gravity 2.4
Splatting 7.83
5% 5.87 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.71%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 1TB
403GB free
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 666 686 635 701 704 702 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 561
Write 685
Mixed 534
SusWrite 682
139% 616 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 30
130% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 70.2
DQ Write 752
DQ Mixed 74.1
157% 299 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 122%
Great: 284%
OCZ AGILITY2 60GB
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 52 59 60 61 59 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 158
Write 80
Mixed 108
SusWrite 58.4
22% 101 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 29.7
119% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 72.5
DQ Mixed 86
68% 96.4 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 51%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: 2BA30014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 105 117 118 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 122
Write 115
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 112
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
42.6% Average
MC Read 14.1
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 13.8
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.9
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 56%

 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 1,175 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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