Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics72% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive129% 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.
Memory24GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT  (all builds)
Memory16.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 08 '20 at 01:22
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 36%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 107
2-Core 197
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 530
54% 439 Pts
64-Core 577
36% 577 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1F02) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3828 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72% Very good
Lighting 85
Reflection 88.5
Parallax 87.2
69% 86.9 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 84.3
Splatting 72.4
77% 98.3 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 72%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$148
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 471 515 546 385 437 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 565
Write 528
Mixed 526
SusWrite 454
117% 518 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 52.2
176% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 594
DQ Write 467
DQ Mixed 536
400% 533 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 129%
Great: 372%
Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164 12TB
5TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 157 160 155 159 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 178
Write 182
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 159
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.4
312% 2.7 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 1311 M2F8G64CB8HB5N-DI 0215 CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 1311 M2F8G64CB8HB5N-DI 24GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.5% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 14.6
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 11.2
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming GT Builds (Compare 177 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $959
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