Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJul 19 '18 at 08:02
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 125
2-Core 233
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 680
67% 548 Pts
64-Core 675
42% 675 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.5% Good
Lighting 75.6
Reflection 76.4
Parallax 66.5
62% 72.8 fps
MRender 72.6
Gravity 69.7
Splatting 71.8
58% 71.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 234 228 205 204 204 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 293
Write 211
Mixed 226
SusWrite 209
53% 235 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 76.7
4K Mixed 46.4
150% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 197
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 168
127% 172 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IMT451U6MFR8Y-CC0 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.4% Below average
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 8.4
28% 9.73 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 9.5
28% 9.97 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.4%
Great: 82%

 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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