Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics46.7% 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 Drive151% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateApr 30 '20 at 13:29
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
80% Excellent
Memory 82.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 247
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 620
65% 519 Pts
64-Core 574
36% 574 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.45% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 6.5
Parallax 6.47
3% 5.59 fps
MRender 4.48
Gravity 2.37
Splatting 7.39
4% 4.74 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.45%
Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX Titan-$1,088
Asus(1043 8451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
46.7% Average
Lighting 56.8
Reflection 56.2
Parallax 72.3
46% 61.8 fps
MRender 69.4
Gravity 59.7
Splatting 49
47% 59.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 50%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
577GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 631 440 13 231 563 637 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 724
Write 647
Mixed 596
SusWrite 419
134% 596 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 66.1
223% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 684
DQ Write 532
DQ Mixed 272
295% 496 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 151%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.9% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 12.2
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 14.1
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 88%

 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 1,177 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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