Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	80.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80% 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	6.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '21 at 21:45
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 224 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 299 45% 325 Pts	64-Core 325 20% 325 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% EVGA(3842 1267) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 97.6 Parallax 89.9 86% 97.8 fps	MRender 99.7 Gravity 92.9 Splatting 65.7 68% 86.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron 256GB-$255 1,100 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: M311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 203 219 167 214 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 438 Write 313 Mixed 276 SusWrite 192 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 29.9 119% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 240 204% 298 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 97%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 8GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 65 64 56 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 53.9 Write 54.7 Mixed 40.4 SusWrite 62.1 39% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 60%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 383GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 18 23 26 27 18 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 61%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 513GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 106 108 107 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 88 Write 87.1 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 106 66% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 120 120 120 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 126 Write 106 Mixed 97 SusWrite 118 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 67%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 156GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 74 75 75 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 71.9 Write 68.5 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 73.2 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 51%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 216GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 73 73 75 75 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 75.8 Write 77.3 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 73.4 52% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB 624 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 18.1 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.6 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 60%

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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	694x
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 $90Bench 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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $823

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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