Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	157% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 09:37
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 122 2-Core 246 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 655 70% 557 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% PowerColor(148C 2340) 2GB CLim: 1180 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Lighting 42.1 Reflection 37.9 Parallax 55.7 34% 45.2 fps	MRender 33.1 Gravity 35.2 Splatting 42.2 31% 36.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 675 490 458 469 451 451 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,042 Write 920 Mixed 603 SusWrite 499 171% 766 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.3 202% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 459 DQ Write 560 DQ Mixed 480 370% 500 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 313%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 184GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,692 Write 6,152 Mixed 6,236 1,420% 6,360 MB/s	4K Read 682 4K Write 510 4K Mixed 88.7 1,418% 427 MB/s	DQ Read 751 DQ Write 1,091 DQ Mixed 1,105 784% 982 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 131%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 267GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 159 162 159 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 78.6 Write 115 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 160 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 242% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 213%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 165 161 159 165 161 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 169 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 162 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 206% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 1,027 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.3% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.9 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 21.3 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 62%

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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	692x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	194x
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	81x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	65x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16