Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	113% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Gigabyte Z97X-UD7 TH
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '21 at 10:27
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 114 2-Core 200 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 595 62% 496 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0521) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.5% Average	Lighting 58.6 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 80.5 48% 67.5 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 47.3 47% 58.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingdian S280-120GB 120GB 1,133 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0607A SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 389 412 413 414 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 414 Mixed 364 SusWrite 381 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 50 180% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 103 142% 260 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
Biostar S100-120GB 120GB 1,899 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 23GB free Firmware: V3.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 185 66 68 68 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 404 Write 285 Mixed 239 SusWrite 98.1 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 9.8 90% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 82.2 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 15.6 50% 104 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 88%
Biostar S100-120GB 120GB 1,899 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 73GB free Firmware: V3.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 114 65 64 65 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 313 Write 205 Mixed 190 SusWrite 98.4 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 9.3 81% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 81.3 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 14.2 36% 74.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 633GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 110 108 109 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 119 Write 108 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 109 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$88 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 174 175 174 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 93.1 Write 140 Mixed 69 SusWrite 173 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 88% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMT12GX3M3A2000C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMP12GX3M3A2000C9 16GB 1066, 1066, 1066, 1066 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	42.1% Average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 13 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 13.5 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns

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Typical GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF Builds (Compare 139 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

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 $109Bench 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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Total price: $747

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16