Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics2.31% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 07 '16 at 05:38
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 95.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 245
90% 157 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 614
61% 498 Pts
64-Core 678
42% 678 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6869
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
2.31% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 7.23
Parallax 7.41
4% 6.31 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.31%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 5 Volume 6TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 318
Write 77.4
Mixed 126
38% 174 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 76.5
4K Mixed 25.6
115% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 77.1
DQ Mixed 36
48% 89.3 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 267%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
226GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
77.3% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 24.6
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 23.3
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 87%

 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 1,173 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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