Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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.
Boot Drive43.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150919
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '20 at 09:39
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 132
2-Core 231
88% 153 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 729
75% 606 Pts
64-Core 726
45% 726 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 284
Parallax 180
142% 212 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 180
Splatting 131
121% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF400400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 109 111 109 111 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 329
Write 258
Mixed 188
SusWrite 110
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 42.6
4K Mixed 8.7
69% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 96.8
DQ Write 67.8
DQ Mixed 31
37% 65.2 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 55%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$84
174GB free
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 271 304 303 303 304 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 356
Write 291
Mixed 304
SusWrite 273
69% 306 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 54.2
179% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 161
126% 174 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95%
Great: 127%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
776GB free
Firmware: JC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 110 110 111 111 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 113
Write 108
Mixed 66
SusWrite 109
73% 99.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 0215 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
62.6% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.6
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 21.4
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 64%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK Builds (Compare 89 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 WIFI-BK - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,177
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