Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '19 at 12:55
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 689 76% 600 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3000) 2GB CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Lighting 35.5 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 40.8 29% 36.3 fps	MRender 42.9 Gravity 30.5 Splatting 36.3 30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: MX4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 128 129 148 139 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 141 Write 144 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 139 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 7GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 62 58 59 54 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 45.4 Write 51.5 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 58.1 32% 44.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.3 150% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 75%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 29GB free Firmware: JP4OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 110 115 116 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 102 Write 108 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 113 70% 95.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 74%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 159 160 160 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 150 Write 155 Mixed 104 SusWrite 160 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 101%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 1TB 4,921 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 2GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 37 27 34 33 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 38.9 Write 36.4 Mixed 17.6 SusWrite 33 41% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 25% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 49%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 157GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 82 82 83 82 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 72 Write 72.7 Mixed 46 SusWrite 82.6 93% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 45%
Generic SD/MMC 32GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 19GB free, PID 0330 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 19.1 Write 15.3 Mixed 15.6 SusWrite 14.5 21% 16.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3 196% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL11-13-13 D3-2666 2x8GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	60% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 17.5 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 20.7 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 84%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 - $175

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	694x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	195x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	101x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	147x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	81x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	36x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	32x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	51x
HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GBKingstonBench 61%, 11,630 samples	40x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	36x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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