Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '20 at 05:27
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 131
2-Core 243
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 684
69% 560 Pts
64-Core 706
44% 706 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gigabyte(1458 3745) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2556 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 151
Reflection 160
Parallax 137
123% 149 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 151
Splatting 119
106% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 473
Write 472
Mixed 367
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 61
201% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 363
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
241GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 147 148 149 150 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 137
Mixed 78
SusWrite 149
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
69.4% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 21.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 21.6
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 72%

 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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