Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.6% 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 Drive	90.7% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '21 at 06:18
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 226 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 639 58% 487 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.1.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 70.5 Reflection 60.2 Parallax 84.7 58% 71.8 fps	MRender 60.3 Gravity 69.7 Splatting 44 46% 58 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_M600_MTFDDAK128MBF 128GB 465 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 152 150 150 153 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 281 Mixed 345 SusWrite 182 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 43.5 156% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 231 201% 298 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 159 160 160 159 160 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 158 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 158 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 107% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 11,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	58.1% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 18.2 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 79%

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Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming G1 Builds (Compare 94 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming G1

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	66x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	9x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	17x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	6x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	6x

SSD
XPG SX900 256GBAdata $164Bench 77%, 6,726 samples	7x
MX500 500GBCrucial $44Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	6x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $190Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBCorsairBench 66%, 6,389 samples	7x
CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 24GBUnknownBench 62%, 59 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	5x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $712

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16