Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics139% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive238% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateOct 09 '17 at 05:04
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 137
2-Core 268
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 725
75% 602 Pts
64-Core 725
45% 725 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2957 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Lighting 196
Reflection 218
Parallax 196
160% 203 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 194
Splatting 133
126% 155 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 139%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
248GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 1,976
Write 1,367
Mixed 1,195
334% 1,513 MB/s
4K Read 57.6
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 31.3
198% 73.8 MB/s
DQ Read 444
DQ Write 370
DQ Mixed 195
204% 336 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 238%
Great: 254%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
2.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 167
Mixed 183
133% 176 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 3.49
4K Mixed 0.4
141% 1.55 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80% Excellent
MC Read 29
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 24.7
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 26.5
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 50.2
80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 80%
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 1,177 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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CPUGPUSSD
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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