Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics167% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive323% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 05 '22 at 01:37
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 111
2-Core 222
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 435
56% 423 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
167% Outstanding
Lighting 250
Reflection 221
Parallax 237
204% 236 fps
MRender 257
Gravity 167
Splatting 133
146% 186 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 167%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 1213 1498 1537 1511 1612 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
323% Outstanding
Read 2,470
Write 2302
Mixed 1,729
SusWrite 1,317
438% 1,955 MB/s
4K Read 61.5
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 83.8
277% 96.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,469
DQ Write 1,141
DQ Mixed 1,292
970% 1,301 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 323%
Great: 435%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
229GB free
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 215 215 214 213 213 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 342
Write 216
Mixed 254
SusWrite 214
58% 257 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 53.1
174% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 160
118% 156 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 18.3
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 19.4
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 60%

 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 1,171 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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