Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.3% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '19 at 21:25
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (57^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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 248 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 698 73% 586 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 45.7 Parallax 40.6 39% 44.7 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 42 Splatting 36.6 32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 503 527 444 308 308 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 549 Write 440 Mixed 351 SusWrite 407 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 38.5 146% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 27.4 DQ Write 85.2 DQ Mixed 28.8 30% 47.1 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 236%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 58GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 293 302 307 308 309 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 406 Write 303 Mixed 260 SusWrite 288 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 24.8 123% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 72.4 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 81.7 91% 146 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 113%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 59GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 295 314 334 379 324 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 422 Write 415 Mixed 346 SusWrite 309 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 27.6 123% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 18.8 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 130 106% 142 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 113%
Kingston DataTraveler R3.0 USB 3.0 32GB-$102 362 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 29GB free, PID 168e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 89 90 82 86 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 160 Write 55.1 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 84.5 96% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 44% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 28,461 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 21.4 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 76%

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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	693x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	195x
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	66x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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