Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
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 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	44.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, , 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 18:45
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 276 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 719 73% 589 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Vaseky V900/240G 240GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0330B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 78 2.9 45 19 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 503 Write 426 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 90 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 25.7 4K Mixed 4.2 59% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 3 DQ Mixed 0.2 15% 40.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 172%
PNY SSD2SC240G1SA754D117-820 240GB 3,306 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 129GB free Firmware: N0815B SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 303 305 305 304 302 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 303 Mixed 295 SusWrite 299 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 40.5 152% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 187 167% 251 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 96%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 592GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 128 134 135 134 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 76 Write 105 Mixed 49 SusWrite 133 66% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 71%
Seagate ST9320423AS 320GB-$40 13,598 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 289GB free Firmware: 0006HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 93 93 91 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 81.7 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 92.5 59% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 51%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB 3,818 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 49GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 14 14 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 21 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 12.9 27% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 60% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 4x8GB 2,056 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 24 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 25 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 77%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 - $175

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	694x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	195x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	101x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	147x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	81x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	51x
HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GBKingstonBench 61%, 11,630 samples	40x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	36x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16