Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics137% 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 Drive110% 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.
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)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 28 '17 at 17:57
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 282
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 754
83% 654 Pts
64-Core 756
47% 756 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6796) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.0
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 200
Reflection 196
Parallax 199
163% 198 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 174
Splatting 122
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 628
Write 871
Mixed 603
157% 700 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 15.9
101% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 28.7
DQ Write 79.4
DQ Mixed 15.2
23% 41.1 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 110%
Great: 376%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 12TB
6.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 229
Write 207
Mixed 173
152% 203 MB/s
4K Read 1.46
4K Write 3.18
4K Mixed 0.54
180% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 125%
Great: 285%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 2133 2OZ 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
79.2% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 24.7
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 25.6
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 52
77% 52 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 81%

 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 1,175 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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