Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive162% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '20 at 00:19
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 129
2-Core 263
87% 158 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 688
69% 563 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Lighting 69.7
Reflection 67.3
Parallax 92.7
57% 76.6 fps
MRender 68.9
Gravity 70
Splatting 56.1
52% 65 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 53%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 661 653 643 618 621 617 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 642
Write 605
Mixed 610
SusWrite 635
141% 623 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 61.1
205% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 777
DQ Write 724
DQ Mixed 823
598% 775 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 162%
Great: 228%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
51.7% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.7
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.7%
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 1,171 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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