Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.1% 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	58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140425
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '18 at 17:55
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$127 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 81 1-Core 103 2-Core 202 73% 129 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 308 41% 307 Pts	64-Core 331 20% 331 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 43.4 Reflection 39.2 Parallax 52.2 35% 45 fps	MRender 53.2 Gravity 50.4 Splatting 37.2 37% 46.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 90GB-$96 764 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 68GB free Firmware: 5.02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 3866865 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 24446953861613 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2030 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 86 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 26 37 60131967002 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3866865 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3866865 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3866865 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 2706 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2856 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2856 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2987	62.2% Good	Read 492 Write 115 Mixed 178 57% 262 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 14 108% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 88.8 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 41.2 49% 83.5 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 78%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9494 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1647 (B1) Unknown 93 93 73 (B3) Unknown 100 1 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 63 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 94 (F1) Unknown 99 99 37562287034	58.7% Above average	Read 342 Write 160 Mixed 188 50% 230 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 19.4 110% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 41.1 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 19.7 30% 53.8 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 118%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 323GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 65536 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 99 (03) Spinup time 120 120 25790513468 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3268 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 14758 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2365 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3297 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 3297 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 150324838427 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	56.8% Above average	Read 105 Write 92.9 Mixed 87.7 72% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.34 85% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 74%
WD 5000AAD External 500GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 209GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 39.2 Mixed 26.7 44% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.22 60% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 21%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 64GB 332 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 39GB free, PID 00d4 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 5.61 Mixed 8.88 15% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 0.67 4K Mixed 0.003 60% 3.56 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.6% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 16.5 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 11.1 32% 11 GB/s	Latency 78.8 51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $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 $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