Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.2% 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	84.1% 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	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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '17 at 02:41
Run Duration	415 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Memory 92.8 1-Core 105 2-Core 212 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 296 45% 328 Pts	64-Core 413 26% 413 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 359.6 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 70 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 61.9 57% 66.2 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 56.1 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 463GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 24186 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 72 (B1) Unknown 99 99 11 (B3) Unknown 100 100 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 63 39 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 36 (F1) Unknown 99 99 35304962688	84.1% Excellent	Read 495 Write 341 Mixed 345 87% 393 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 28.9 136% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 41 DQ Write 84.7 DQ Mixed 104 67% 76.5 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 126%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 100 0 (03) Spinup time 184 100 9766 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3415 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 2949 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 38 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 100 32 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 100 3382 (C2) HDA temperature 111 105 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 100 0	134% Outstanding	Read 229 Write 237 Mixed 208 169% 225 MB/s	4K Read 6.84 4K Write 3.17 4K Mixed 0.36 384% 3.46 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 118%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 144 142 9783 (04) Start/Stop count 81 81 19796 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 53 53 34890 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 377 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 70 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 175 175 76712 (C2) HDA temperature 116 101 36 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	70.2% Very good	Read 126 Write 119 Mixed 116 91% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.18 87% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 83%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 112 (03) Spinup time 148 148 34388705723 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3326 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3438 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 30 (16) Unknown 100 100 100 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3854 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3854 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 180389937187 (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	77.1% Very good	Read 140 Write 129 Mixed 144 104% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.38 101% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 97%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 112 (03) Spinup time 146 146 34389164481 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3441 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3414 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 30 (16) Unknown 100 100 100 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4199 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4199 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 188979871780 (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 3	87.4% Excellent	Read 158 Write 147 Mixed 116 105% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.97 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.34 106% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 97%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68WT0N0 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 141 Write 119 Mixed 115 157% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 2.29 4K Mixed 0.27 90% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 60%
WDC WD30 EFRX-68AX9N0 3TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 119 Write 99.2 Mixed 101 133% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 2.12 4K Mixed 0.19 80% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 58%
WDC WD20 EARX-00PASB0 2TB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 71.6 Write 89.5 Mixed 84.4 109% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.14 63% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 48%
SanDisk Cruzer 251GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 234GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	7.72% Terrible	Read 13.5 Write 7.23 Mixed 9.15 12% 9.95 MB/s	4K Read 3.18 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.59 70% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.72% Great: 12%

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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	60.6% Good	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 19.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 63%

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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

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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 $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