Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	0.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150129
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '18 at 04:11
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 664 67% 542 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Asus(1043 8496) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 300 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 350.12 Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	0.73% Terrible	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 3 Parallax 0.66 0% 1.25 fps	MRender 2.95 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 2.04 2% 2.49 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 0.73% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: X310 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 53 34 30 41 19 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 296 Write 130 Mixed 147 SusWrite 48 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 44.2 169% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 151 148% 236 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 180 181 181 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 161 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 180 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 308 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 397GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 95 95 97 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 148 Write 110 Mixed 59 SusWrite 95.4 131% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 62%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 10GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 10 7.2 7 7.1 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 95.5 Write 16.5 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 10.8 36% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.4 145% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-077.A00LF 2x8GB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17.2 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 20.2 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 61%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	703x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	209x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	265x
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 $109Bench 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	52x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	46x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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