Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive101% 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.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '18 at 01:26
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 130
2-Core 228
87% 151 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 690
68% 555 Pts
64-Core 686
42% 686 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 191
Parallax 173
137% 177 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 166
Splatting 126
111% 137 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 123%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 234 247 243 276 272 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 426
Mixed 352
SusWrite 276
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 41.7
169% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 316
238% 318 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 101%
Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
52GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 82 84 85 86 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
49.3% Average
Read 86.8
Write 86
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 84.7
59% 79.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
858GB free
Firmware: 1AJ100E5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 115 125 124 124 121 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
46% Average
Read 44
Write 34.5
Mixed 59.5
SusWrite 116
47% 63.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 46%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
57.8% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17.7
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 18
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 62%

 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 1,891 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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