Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive173% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '17 at 09:48
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 140
2-Core 284
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 762
79% 636 Pts
64-Core 757
47% 757 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1593 MHz, MLim: 1855 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 125
Parallax 120
92% 119 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 104
Splatting 89.5
80% 98.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 1,003
Write 941
Mixed 980
218% 974 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 49.2
174% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 451
DQ Write 513
DQ Mixed 215
236% 393 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 173%
Great: 313%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
308GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 167
Write 138
Mixed 142
112% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.28
100% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 27
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 26.5
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 48.5
82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 87%

 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 1,894 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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