Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.8% 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 Drive29.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime2 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '19 at 23:31
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 264
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 497
67% 499 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB; Sapphire Radeon RX Vega 64 Nitro+
CLim: 1637 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 91.5
Parallax 182
97% 131 fps
MRender 89.2
Gravity 140
Splatting 129
99% 119 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40
286GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 118 64 120 47 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
29.7% Poor
Read 250
Write 300
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 100
37% 168 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 23.1
4K Mixed 0.1
32% 11.9 MB/s
DQ Read 97.8
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 0.2
34% 79.9 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 204 203 206 206 204 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Read 142
Write 179
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 202
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
741GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 157 160 160 160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 159
Mixed 91.6
SusWrite 159
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 28.5
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 24.9
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 48
83% 48 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 87%

 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 1,171 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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