Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z97X-UD7 TH
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 11:35
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 239 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 662 68% 549 Pts	64-Core 673 42% 673 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3505 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.2% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 122 Parallax 112 98% 118 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 89.2 79% 98.2 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 462 Write 314 Mixed 282 78% 352 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 22.8 116% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 190 143% 197 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 91GB free Firmware: L2010420 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 342 Write 236 Mixed 186 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 44.6 4K Mixed 27.8 104% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 60.4 DQ Mixed 113 106% 174 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 543GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 172 Write 151 Mixed 88 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 108%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 201 Write 208 Mixed 109 128% 173 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.9 386% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 56GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 87.2 Write 90.9 Mixed 53.5 97% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 42%
WD Game Drive 4TB 3,751 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2.5TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 82.1 Write 95.5 Mixed 66.5 105% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 0.7 272% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 161GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 59.2 Write 60.1 Mixed 42.7 68% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 25E1 4TB 827 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 121 Write 105 Mixed 72 122% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 188% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,568 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 21.4 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 25.4 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 87%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	96x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	21x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	14x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	13x

SSD
840 Evo 1TBSamsung $199Bench 105%, 23,857 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x

RAM
BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 7,008 samples	15x
BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 1,529 samples	8x
1600 CL9 Series 4x8GBUnknownBench 57%, 1,306 samples	6x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $747

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16