Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	58.7% 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 Drive	129% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '19 at 17:27
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 129 2-Core 258 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 698 70% 570 Pts	64-Core 700 43% 700 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 74 Reflection 71.8 Parallax 102 60% 82.6 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 74.2 Splatting 59.6 56% 69.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 339 333 351 346 344 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 474 Mixed 423 SusWrite 337 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 64.7 231% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 359 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 131%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 28GB free Firmware: 603A SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 90 98 73 95 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 374 Write 122 Mixed 161 SusWrite 88 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 36.7 153% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 93.8 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 91.6 74% 102 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 75%
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 50GB free Firmware: X611 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 193 193 191 181 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 195 Mixed 209 SusWrite 195 60% 273 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 47.6 193% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 213 191% 292 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 79GB free Firmware: EXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 340 333 352 338 333 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 486 Mixed 364 SusWrite 334 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 64.7 233% 87 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 339 261% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 130GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 143 143 145 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 101 Write 98.8 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 144 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 432GB free Firmware: MK7O SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 97 94 97 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 106 Write 113 Mixed 74 SusWrite 95.9 72% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 2,252 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 17.9 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.4 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 76%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

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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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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