Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2240 x 1400 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 07 '18 at 08:19
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 136
2-Core 274
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 734
75% 607 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 120
Parallax 108
94% 115 fps
MRender 99.3
Gravity 107
Splatting 96.6
82% 101 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 460A 240GB-$177
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 442
Write 486
Mixed 351
95% 426 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 42.3
169% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 273
224% 319 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
148GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 133 134 134 134 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 94.7
Write 98.7
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 134
73% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 109%
4GB free, PID 6998
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 3 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.3 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
4.16% Terrible
Read 17.3
Write 2.3
Mixed 3.3
SusWrite 2.9
6% 6.45 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.16%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
60.7% Good
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.7
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 19.2
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 63%

 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 1,187 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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