Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% 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 Drive95.8% 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.
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)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime5.4 Days
Run DateJun 18 '19 at 12:15
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 127
2-Core 248
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 680
68% 553 Pts
64-Core 664
41% 664 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 193
Parallax 195
152% 191 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 182
Splatting 120
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
101GB free
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 88 87 87 87 85 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Read 143
Write 99.2
Mixed 115
SusWrite 87.5
25% 111 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 30.2
130% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 102
80% 111 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 73%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 221 148 225 93 253 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 480
Mixed 404
SusWrite 194
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 42.3
158% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 189
184% 290 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 101%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300
225GB free
Firmware: X212T0RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 411 411 465 471 471 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 446
Mixed 294
SusWrite 428
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 41.7
169% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 151
168% 285 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 113%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
69.6% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 20.8
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 24.4
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 80%

 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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