Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	92.4% 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	69.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-UD7 TH
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '21 at 11:29
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$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 above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 231 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 682 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 688 42% 688 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2067) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.4% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 110 Parallax 112 94% 113 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 101 Splatting 96 89% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 166 185 196 207 191 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 311 Write 185 Mixed 217 SusWrite 179 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 33.3 4K Mixed 37.3 129% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 98.8 DQ Mixed 143 107% 145 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 128%
WDC WD8001FZBX-00ASYA0 8TB 1,209 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 6.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 207 229 229 240 225 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	24.1% Poor	Read 223 Write 226 Mixed 107 SusWrite 214 43% 193 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.7 7% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 28%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 222GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 209 205 80 82 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 456 Write 391 Mixed 355 SusWrite 135 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 35.3 117% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 193 154% 224 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 121%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 75GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 204 211 223 237 216 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 364 Write 290 Mixed 253 SusWrite 208 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 23.3 92% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 54.5 DQ Mixed 96.9 98% 167 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 418GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 83 80 84 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 120 Write 112 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 81.4 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 108%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 208 229 222 240 219 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 237 Write 232 Mixed 95.1 SusWrite 212 142% 194 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.6 333% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 155GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 44 46 48 45 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 93.8 Write 87.4 Mixed 49.6 SusWrite 43.9 88% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 251GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 43 45 47 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	22.7% Poor	Read 59 Write 60.3 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 43.1 67% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.7% Great: 44%
WD Elements 25A3 12TB 2,705 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 10.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 42 44 47 49 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 180 Write 179 Mixed 128 SusWrite 44.6 171% 133 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 101%
WD Game Drive 4TB 3,751 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 44 47 49 52 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 68.5 Write 63.8 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 46.4 76% 57 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,568 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	51.9% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.5 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 87%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD7 TH-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	96x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	21x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	14x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	13x

SSD
840 Evo 1TBSamsung $199Bench 105%, 23,857 samples	11x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x

RAM
BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 7,008 samples	15x
BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0. 4x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 1,529 samples	8x
1600 CL9 Series 4x8GBUnknownBench 57%, 1,306 samples	6x

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Total price: $747

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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