Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics73% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '17 at 11:19
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 223
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 547
57% 456 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73% Very good
Lighting 94.1
Reflection 100
Parallax 89.5
77% 94.6 fps
MRender 79.9
Gravity 86.1
Splatting 76.5
66% 80.8 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 73%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 412
Mixed 419
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 91.1
4K Mixed 46.8
173% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 109
136% 243 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 166
Write 138
Mixed 148
114% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.18
69% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Team-Elite-1600 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
52.9% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 16.1
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 14.9
42% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 76.2
52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 52.9%
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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