Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics86.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive48.7% 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)
Memory7.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 01 '20 at 21:36
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 (98th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 113
2-Core 208
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 438
57% 429 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 116
Parallax 97.7
89% 107 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 101
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SHFS37A240G 240GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 81 95 72 100 MB/s
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
48.7% Average
Read 140
Write 164
Mixed 170
SusWrite 90.3
32% 141 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 65
4K Mixed 32.9
97% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 114
96% 139 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 77%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
2TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 144 146 146 147 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Read 145
Write 138
Mixed 118
SusWrite 145
101% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 85%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 64 72 68 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
30.2% Below average
Read 39.2
Write 58.2
Mixed 44.1
SusWrite 65.9
38% 51.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.3
60% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G3D1608ET3LX0. 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
55.4% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 18.1
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 17
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 55.4%
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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