Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.52% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive70.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '21 at 09:26
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 111
2-Core 222
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 426
59% 434 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
3.52% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 2.6
Parallax 7.4
3% 4.63 fps
MRender 7.7
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 5.3
4% 5.17 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.52%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2316RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 90 72 81 77 73 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 439
Write 227
Mixed 168
SusWrite 86.9
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 81.2
4K Mixed 32
120% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 90.4
109% 194 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 91%
Seagate ST3360320AS 360GB-$79
331GB free
Firmware: 3.AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 77 77 77 78 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 79.6
Write 44.5
Mixed 43.5
SusWrite 77.2
45% 61.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 44%
Seagate ST3360320AS 360GB-$79
94GB free
Firmware: 3.AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 54 54 54 54 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
32.9% Below average
Read 60.3
Write 56.2
Mixed 38.7
SusWrite 54
38% 52.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMX8GX3M4A1333C9 0420 F3-2133C10-4GSR 0215 CMX8GX3M4A1333C9 0420 F3-2133C10-4GSR 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53.3% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.2
51% 18 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 17.7
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 53%

 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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