Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive100% 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.
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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateMay 27 '19 at 15:25
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 90.6
1-Core 101
2-Core 208
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 516
55% 441 Pts
64-Core 548
34% 548 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Asus(1043 862C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2259 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.2% Good
Lighting 73.9
Reflection 83.6
Parallax 75.8
60% 77.8 fps
MRender 81
Gravity 69
Splatting 80.2
63% 76.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MTFDDAK256MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GB
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M5T4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 345 352 345 348 349 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 411
Mixed 309
SusWrite 351
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 42
147% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 232
205% 309 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 100%
Great: 105%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 319GB
255GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 111 109 110 110 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 112
Write 110
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 111
71% 96.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 62%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 249GB
228GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 74 75 75 75 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 73.5
Write 69.8
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 74.6
48% 65.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 72%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 116 127 125 121 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 112
Write 107
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 121
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.9
215% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.1% Above average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.4
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 17.2
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 62%

 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 1,185 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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