Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	19.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	18.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '21 at 06:15
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4440-$128 81,111 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 96.1 2-Core 189 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 358 48% 359 Pts	64-Core 343 21% 343 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 70%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	2.93% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 6.1 3% 3.97 fps	MRender 4.8 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 4.6 3% 3.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.93% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% PNY(196E 1380) 2GB CLim: 1476 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 20.8 Parallax 23.8 19% 22.6 fps	MRender 28.8 Gravity 25.3 Splatting 19.1 19% 24.4 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blaze 240GB-$50 1,382 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM08.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 203 61 47 19 20 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 22.5 Write 83.2 SusWrite 94.7 15% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 15.9 64% 24.6 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 65.6 74% 122 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 499GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 315 424 331 249 435 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 418 Mixed 384 SusWrite 340 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 50.1 169% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 121%
PNY XLR8 240GB-$212 552 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 69GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.8 6.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	29% Poor	Read 349 Write 127 Mixed 13.9 SusWrite 6.6 27% 124 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 14 47% 12.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 760GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 154 157 156 152 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 163 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 155 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 662GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 106 106 103 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 89.2 Write 93.3 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 105 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 2599 4TB 197 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 452GB free, PID 2599 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 84 87 85 81 85 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 90.4 Write 82.8 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 85 105% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 43% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown RMR5030EF68F9W1600 0467 RMR5030EF68F9W1600 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 24GB 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.2% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 11.9 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.3 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 34: 3R 4G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
34%	11%	122	201	99	60	21.7"	1920 1080	GSM5ABB LG FULL HD

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	692x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	194x
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	65x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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