Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55% 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	69.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '21 at 20:08
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 247 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 665 68% 550 Pts	64-Core 664 41% 664 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 65.7 56% 69.6 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 66.9 Splatting 58 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 187 64 96 52 105 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 449 Write 371 Mixed 348 SusWrite 124 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 19 114% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 134 130% 210 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 88%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$120 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 791GB free Firmware: AR17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 103 103 102 103 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB-$174 2,758 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 391GB free Firmware: SD13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 85 86 86 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 81.3 Write 21.4 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 84 44% 58.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 66%
Seagate ST3640323AS 640GB-$174 2,758 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 466GB free Firmware: SD13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 101 101 102 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 106 Write 104 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 101 66% 90.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 66%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$120 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free Firmware: AR17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 139 140 140 139 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Seagate IronWolf 10TB (2016)-$233 347 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 120 123 122 119 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 113%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$95 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3.5TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 121 117 118 120 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 178 Write 157 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 119 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 107%
ST315003 41AS 1.5TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 1.5TB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 43 38 43 43 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 39.8 Mixed 8 SusWrite 40.6 42% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.7% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 16.6 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	144	24"	1280 720	PHLC0C4 PHL 242G5

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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	695x
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	82x
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 $90Bench 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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Total price: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16