Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive304% 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 21 '18 at 18:50
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 135
2-Core 265
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 743
74% 601 Pts
64-Core 749
46% 749 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2201 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
69.8% Good
Lighting 88.9
Reflection 86.6
Parallax 83.4
72% 86.3 fps
MRender 79.2
Gravity 80
Splatting 78.2
65% 79.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
304% Outstanding
Read 2,580
Write 1,877
Mixed 1,962
475% 2,140 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 40
227% 91.2 MB/s
DQ Read 472
DQ Write 392
DQ Mixed 39.4
136% 301 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 304%
Great: 353%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 189
Mixed 176
141% 188 MB/s
4K Read 1.19
4K Write 2.24
4K Mixed 0.25
118% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 111%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 24.4
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 25.4
70% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 65%

 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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