Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.6% 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)
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 10 '21 at 12:58
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 449
64% 472 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1349 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.45.40.14
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Lighting 77.9
Reflection 78.3
Parallax 101
64% 85.6 fps
MRender 68.1
Gravity 69.5
Splatting 47.6
49% 61.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Viper M.2 VPN100 512GB
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22.5
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 554
Write 734
Mixed 634
144% 641 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 78.7
266% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 777
DQ Write 757
DQ Mixed 1,221
792% 918 MB/s
Poor: 132% Great: 253%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$100
162GB free
Firmware: EXT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 115 89 86 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 355
Write 229
Mixed 257
SusWrite 107
53% 237 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 50.2
170% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 137
106% 145 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 118%
Ct1000mx 50 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 128 135 134 138 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 287
Write 228
Mixed 246
SusWrite 131
50% 223 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 81.4
4K Mixed 53.7
174% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 130
104% 145 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-1600C9-8GSR 0420 F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 0420 F3-1600C9-8GSR 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
59.8% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 19.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 79%

 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 1,180 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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