Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 95% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '17 at 12:56
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	95%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 113 2-Core 222 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 583 62% 492 Pts	64-Core 615 38% 615 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 71.6 Parallax 63.2 60% 69.5 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 66.1 Splatting 55.4 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 339 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 240 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 19 (AE) Unknown 100 100 44 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 55 193274839074 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5217075211 (F7) Unknown 100 100 163752986 (F8) Unknown 100 100 65805766 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1247 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	80.5% Excellent	Read 476 Write 332 Mixed 337 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 20.1 108% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 13.8 64% 144 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 95%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 385GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 139 137 4033 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1987 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3017 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1894 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 133 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1853 (C2) HDA temperature 108 96 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1197 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 97 97 2793 (F1) Unknown 200 200 8743507506 (F2) Unknown 200 200 11580115288	73.5% Very good	Read 139 Write 118 Mixed 116 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.33 88% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 69%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 13GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	7.49% Terrible	Read 23.6 Write 5.79 Mixed 7.55 12% 12.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.04 4K Write 0.45 4K Mixed 0.83 66% 2.44 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.49% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 34,385 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	50.9% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 17.2 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 - $175

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	694x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	195x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	101x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	147x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	81x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	51x
HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GBKingstonBench 61%, 11,630 samples	40x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	36x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16