Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 12:22
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User PSE-User
Background CPU 41%
Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 96.5
2-Core 190
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 361
49% 366 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36% Below average
Lighting 47
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 39
38% 39.4 fps
MRender 38.2
Gravity 42
Splatting 36.7
32% 39 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 109 112 112 117 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 114
Write 107
Mixed 34.5
SusWrite 108
66% 91.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
61.4% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 18.8
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 18.7
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 66.1
61% 66.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-SLI-CF Builds (Compare 1,890 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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