Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 162% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	224% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	131% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '22 at 09:22
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 265 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 724 74% 597 Pts	64-Core 722 45% 722 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4085) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Lighting 328 Reflection 326 Parallax 353 268% 336 fps	MRender 387 Gravity 280 Splatting 205 228% 291 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 478 385 297 297 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 494 Mixed 470 SusWrite 369 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 67.9 230% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 128%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA380 320GB-$36 4,086 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 215GB free Firmware: V54OA73A SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 67 68 68 68 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 67.4 Write 64.8 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 67.1 44% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 40%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 677GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 129 128 130 127 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 127 Write 124 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 128 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 24GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 15.4 52% 18 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 18.8 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 58%

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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	697x
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 $76Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16