Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	22.3% 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	70.1% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '17 at 02:36
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Memory 77.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 184 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 283 8-Core 285 38% 284 Pts	64-Core 266 16% 266 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4200-$820 7,330 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Nvidia(10DE 1096) ≥ 4GB CLim: 888 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Lighting 25.2 Reflection 26.5 Parallax 34.5 21% 28.7 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 30.5 Splatting 27.1 26% 32.1 fps
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 240GB-$110 4,081 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC01.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9098 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4570 (A2) Unknown 100 100 441 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5570716 (AE) Unknown 100 100 192 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 192 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850919454 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 98 (F1) Unknown 100 100 10879 (F2) Unknown 100 100 6421	70.1% Very good	Read 504 Write 304 Mixed 299 81% 369 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 11 81% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 9.83 56% 124 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 91%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 162 157 10891 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5150 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8122 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2862 (10) Unknown 31 169 561860627135 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 104 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5045 (C2) HDA temperature 117 110 35 (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	81.6% Excellent	Read 137 Write 147 Mixed 142 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 2.61 4K Mixed 0.36 125% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 100%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 153 150 11308 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7930 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 8928 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4532 (10) Unknown 23 177 417559561765 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 138 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7791 (C2) HDA temperature 120 113 32 (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	80.1% Excellent	Read 141 Write 138 Mixed 142 106% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.14 4K Write 2.22 4K Mixed 0.27 118% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 100%
SMI Reader 16GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 14GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	8.45% Terrible	Read 20.4 Write 7.55 Mixed 11 14% 13 MB/s	4K Read 2.91 4K Write 1.03 4K Mixed 0.99 79% 1.64 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.45% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1333EL Series 4x4GB 490 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.6 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 4.9 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 10.2 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 53%

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Gaming 42%

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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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Value: 60% - Above average

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 $179	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