Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.4% 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	91.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 01:17
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 112 2-Core 217 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 402 54% 402 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 65.9 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 60.1 54% 64.5 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 53.5 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 172 171 168 172 163 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 311 Mixed 253 SusWrite 172 67% 303 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 42 160% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 143 145% 239 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 110%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 198GB free Firmware: X6104000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 382 404 412 409 409 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 453 Mixed 283 SusWrite 400 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 52.8 184% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 284 231% 328 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 477GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 142 142 142 142 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 147 Write 151 Mixed 105 SusWrite 142 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 5,448 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	56.2% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 16.8 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 17.7 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 86%

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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 1,171 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	692x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	194x
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	81x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	65x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16