Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	36% 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	70.4% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '17 at 20:35
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Memory 69.5 1-Core 119 2-Core 167 69% 119 Pts	4-Core 239 8-Core 378 38% 309 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 0448) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.2.1 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36% Below average	Lighting 46.8 Reflection 32.6 Parallax 62.3 38% 47.2 fps	MRender 30.2 Gravity 47.3 Splatting 38.3 32% 38.6 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB-$503 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: M311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 12766 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 552 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 34 0 68722491426 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 78 78 23 (EA) Unknown 100 100 303809 (F1) Unknown 100 100 58256 (F2) Unknown 100 100 45994 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 1226	70.4% Very good	Read 493 Write 327 Mixed 460 95% 427 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 56.9 4K Mixed 15.2 80% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 76.1 DQ Mixed 52 66% 123 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 100%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 918GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 99 99 131072 (02) Throughput performance 131 131 116 (03) Spinup time 165 165 38681116964 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5228 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 9 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 125 125 33 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 33518 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2584 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5512 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5512 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 210454511654 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 10 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 35	49.9% Average	Read 82.8 Write 90.8 Mixed 94.4 68% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.39 104% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 639GB free Firmware: CC1H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 99 45598732 (03) Spinup time 98 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5964 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 3 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 101124386 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 29889 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 18 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2162 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 96 524309 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 285 (BE) vendor-specific 58 50 807338026 (C2) HDA temperature 42 50 60129542186 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 37 20 45598732 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 139934329499859 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1926246764 (F2) Unknown 100 253 206136743	55.1% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 98.2 Mixed 99.1 73% 97 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.41 100% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 70%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 319GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 186 160 5675 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5995 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 55 55 33556 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2655 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 115 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5980 (C2) HDA temperature 113 103 37 (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 24 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	37.6% Below average	Read 68.2 Write 62.8 Mixed 63.4 49% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.45 98% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB 3,312 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 20.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 16.2 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 81%

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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	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 $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	53x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	46x

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Total price: $648

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 $178	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