Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics50.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '19 at 02:21
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 220
87% 149 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 699
75% 597 Pts
64-Core 687
42% 687 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Lighting 63.2
Reflection 64.8
Parallax 78.3
52% 68.8 fps
MRender 65.4
Gravity 61.3
Splatting 54.6
49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
31GB free
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 288 149 148 138 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 484
Mixed 405
SusWrite 219
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 41.1
153% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 306
223% 287 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 95%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
788GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA7L0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 40 33 60 47 65 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
19% Very poor
Read 19.4
Write 56.3
Mixed 31
SusWrite 46.5
28% 38.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.2
50% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 19%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 16GB
1800, 1800, 1800 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
64.4% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 18.7
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 22.1
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 57.6
69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 64%

 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 1,177 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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