Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.5% 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	109% 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	32GB 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 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	20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '22 at 13:14
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 112 2-Core 219 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 563 58% 470 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 62.7 52% 66.1 fps	MRender 66.8 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 54.8 50% 62 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 423 397 174 136 135 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 466 Mixed 430 SusWrite 281 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 55 182% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 350 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%
Asmedia AS2115 8TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 231 234 226 230 232 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 228 Write 227 Mixed 126 SusWrite 229 46% 203 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 1.6 12% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 27%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 84GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 92 93 93 92 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 90.1 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 92.1 65% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 77GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 192 190 192 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 162 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 191 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 103 104 104 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 112 Write 117 Mixed 86.4 SusWrite 103 142% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 60%
WD My Passport Elite 500GB 362 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 52GB free, PID 070b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 34 33 34 34 34 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 34.6 Write 29.4 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 33.6 41% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 18%
WD My Passport 082A 2TB 759 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 915GB free, PID 082a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 42 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 39.1 Write 38.5 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 41.2 50% 37.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 2,895 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	50.5% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 15 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 17.6 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 82%

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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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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 $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