Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	81.4% 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	22.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '18 at 06:18
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 729 77% 618 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.4% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 112 Parallax 98.2 82% 104 fps	MRender 97.1 Gravity 95.9 Splatting 99 80% 97.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56 10,555 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFZ10.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 7.7 79 6 61 7.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	22.6% Poor	Read 455 Write 380 Mixed 201 SusWrite 51.9 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.5 4% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 89%
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 427GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 308 95 96 95 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 456 Write 332 Mixed 335 SusWrite 179 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 32.6 138% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 186 168% 253 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 98%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 109 111 112 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 104 Write 94.8 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 110 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 101%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 929GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 120 123 123 123 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 179 Write 166 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 120 88% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 107%
JMicron H/W RAID1 4TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 166 164 167 165 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 157 Write 110 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 164 158% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-1600 CL11 8GB 4x8GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 20.9 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 64%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z97X-SLI-CF Builds (Compare 1,894 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	705x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	211x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	269x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	126x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	115x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	57x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	42x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	72x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	53x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	46x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

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 $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