Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJun 02 '21 at 01:56
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 50%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
40.9% Average
Memory 66.6
1-Core 79.2
2-Core 81.9
49% 75.9 Pts
4-Core 84.1
8-Core 254
18% 169 Pts
64-Core 143
9% 143 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
2.74% Terrible
Lighting 3
Reflection 2.1
Parallax 5
2% 3.37 fps
MRender 6.1
Gravity 2.2
Splatting 4
3% 4.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.74%
Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3570 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Lighting 93.8
Reflection 89.2
Parallax 83.3
76% 88.8 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 77.7
Splatting 70.7
69% 86.4 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: JKAOA28A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 95 105 111 93 111 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 98.6
Write 89.4
Mixed 46.6
SusWrite 100
61% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BD160B.C16F Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 1315 CT51264BD160B.C16F Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
27.8% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 7.8
27% 9.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 8.6
SC Mixed 7.8
23% 8.07 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 27.8%
Great: 61%

 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 1,178 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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