Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.7% 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	117% 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.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '19 at 13:24
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 227 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 629 65% 525 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.7% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 57.9 47% 57.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 256GB-$208 1,444 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 515 500 552 548 510 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 585 Write 550 Mixed 344 SusWrite 519 112% 500 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 41.8 142% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 408 DQ Write 401 DQ Mixed 273 241% 361 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 414GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 180 132 184 188 184 MB/s Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.9% Average	Read 236 Write 208 Mixed 194 SusWrite 180 46% 204 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 34.9 4K Mixed 17 59% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 79.8 DQ Mixed 41.2 45% 76.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 61%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 296GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 114 114 114 112 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 167 Write 165 Mixed 106 SusWrite 114 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 26GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 172 175 177 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 105 Write 73.3 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 175 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 97%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 17GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 120 79 77 74 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 87.5 138% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 120% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.7% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 8.6 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 10.4 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 1,177 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	695x
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	82x
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 $90Bench 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 $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 $550	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) $23	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