Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics119% 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 Drive117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 99% 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
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '20 at 15:22
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
CPU Throttled 99%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5775C-$183
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 98.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
92% 162 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 632
68% 538 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
119% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 151
Parallax 152
128% 153 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 133
Splatting 116
116% 146 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
223GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 438 457 364 357 352 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 481
Mixed 373
SusWrite 357
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 56.6
188% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 362
273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 117%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
522GB free
Firmware: 1AA01117
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 104 103 103 104 103 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 97.5
Write 64.8
Mixed 54.2
SusWrite 101
58% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88% Excellent
MC Read 41.6
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 27.4
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 22.4
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 43.3
92% 43.3 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 88%
Great: 80%

 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 1,176 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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