Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '17 at 09:06
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 695 73% 584 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 116 Parallax 96.5 86% 106 fps	MRender 96.7 Gravity 95.7 Splatting 98.4 80% 97 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 211GB free Firmware: M0CR050 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 699 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 490 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 11 (AE) Unknown 100 100 141 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 63 158914773019 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2753566147 (F7) Unknown 100 100 86418932 (F8) Unknown 100 100 38086714 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1249 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	74.1% Very good	Read 464 Write 328 Mixed 336 83% 376 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 11.8 90% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 11.2 66% 149 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 95%
Samsung MZNTY128HDHP-000L1 128GB 1,655 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT23L0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 153 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 165 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 1 (AE) Unknown 99 99 34 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 945 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 62 49 219044380710 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 16756243 (F1) Unknown 99 99 292 (F2) Unknown 99 99 331 (F9) Unknown 99 99 292	100% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 490 Mixed 498 111% 497 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 26.3 159% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 34.9 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 35.6 40% 64.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 605GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 68437776 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 660 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 230163160 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13652 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 653 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 52 454688795 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 76 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1902 (C2) HDA temperature 27 48 64424509467 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 86165633906004 (F1) Unknown 100 253 12773740123 (F2) Unknown 100 253 728266162955	88.8% Excellent	Read 184 Write 126 Mixed 146 114% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 0.59 4K Mixed 0.27 76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMR5040ED58E9W1600 4x4GB 607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 16.5 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 21 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 60%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 - $175

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	695x
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 $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 $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $47	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16