Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.5% 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	98.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140425
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '21 at 14:40
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	61%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 90.9 1-Core 82 2-Core 204 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 237 40% 281 Pts	64-Core 239 15% 239 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.5% Below average	Lighting 42.3 Reflection 33.3 Parallax 55.5 34% 43.7 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 45.4 Splatting 22.8 26% 32.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 582GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 412 422 433 429 432 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 433 Mixed 376 SusWrite 422 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 35.5 124% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 293 237% 335 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 400GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 119 121 121 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 146 Write 141 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 120 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BD160B.C16F 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 CT51264BD160B.C16F 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.5% Above average	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 18.2 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	144	24"	1280 720	AOC246A 2460G4

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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	212x

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 $269	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