Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe 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.
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
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 13 '20 at 07:53
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 230
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 678
68% 553 Pts
64-Core 668
41% 668 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 84%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
703GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 150 141 123 150 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 131
Mixed 94.7
SusWrite 144
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: HP36
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 158 161 160 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 142
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 160
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 114%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 114 122 123 125 122 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 99.9
Write 101
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 121
72% 97.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
28% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 KHX1600C10D3/8G Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
59.6% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 17.8
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 20.7
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 60%

 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 1,176 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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