Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.1% 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)
Boot Drive	42.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 16:32
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 255 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 675 69% 556 Pts	64-Core 674 42% 674 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 3774) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.1% Below average	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 38 Parallax 50.1 32% 42.3 fps	MRender 49 Gravity 36.9 Splatting 37.6 33% 41.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 105 51 90 64 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 437 Write 389 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 129 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 13.3 4K Mixed 0.9 46% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 8.7 DQ Mixed 47.2 48% 83 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 100%
Seagate ST3000VM002-1F316N 3TB 881 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 168 167 168 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 168 Mixed 71 SusWrite 168 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 11,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 17.9 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 17: 2R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
17%	15%	34	103	4	60	21.5"	1920 1080	SAM08D4 S22B350

History: Score 20: 3R 0G 5B | Score 17: 2R 2G 1B

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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 $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 $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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