Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.2% 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	46.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '17 at 16:15
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 116 2-Core 230 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 253 39% 282 Pts	64-Core 226 14% 226 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 82%

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: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Lighting 71.1 Reflection 72.1 Parallax 64.6 58% 69.3 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 66.1 Splatting 57.7 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 4 256GB-$90 1,416 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5. Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 6 0 6 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 21431 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1756 (E8) Unknown 100 100 48504199821 (E9) Unknown 98 0 98	46.4% Average	Read 288 Write 194 Mixed 202 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 11.6 66% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 15.2 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 63.2 54% 74.3 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 87%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$90 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 171 6091 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3939 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 22018 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1648 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 196 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3742 (C2) HDA temperature 119 95 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	70.3% Very good	Read 129 Write 115 Mixed 118 91% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.21 94% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 71615456 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3387 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 530132 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 21665 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1503 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 46 538247200 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 945 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 22895 (C2) HDA temperature 32 54 25769803808 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -27599459834626 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3329882632 (F2) Unknown 100 253 708558246	85.2% Excellent	Read 141 Write 156 Mixed 122 105% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.32 79% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 113%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 128GB 3,370 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 79GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 122 Write 47.7 Mixed 71.6 91% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 1.12 97% 2.38 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 5,025 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.5% Above average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 19.4 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 62%

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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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Total price: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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