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Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.6% 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 Drive85.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 20 '18 at 06:51
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 688
71% 571 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$449
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 114
Parallax 102
88% 108 fps
MRender 94.7
Gravity 97.8
Splatting 88
76% 93.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 mSATA 240GB-$120
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 110 113 116 107 94 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Read 440
Write 272
Mixed 297
SusWrite 123
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 39
154% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 133
142% 238 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60
2TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 181 183 185 185 185 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 147
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 181
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 106%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 177 179 179 180 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 157
Mixed 84
SusWrite 179
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 102%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60
593GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 146 148 151 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 113
Mixed 82.4
SusWrite 148
94% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
63.1% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 18.8
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 21.3
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 63%

 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 1,220 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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