Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	104% 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.

Run History

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 23:46
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 128 2-Core 230 87% 151 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 628 62% 507 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6365) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 58.8 58% 65.4 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 67.5 55% 67.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$31 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0802A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 146 111 117 114 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 697 Write 621 Mixed 617 SusWrite 125 115% 515 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 34.6 191% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 46.1 DQ Write 525 DQ Mixed 35.9 102% 202 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 228%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 188 189 188 190 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 158 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 188 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
WD Gold 6TB (2016) -$183 2,043 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 195 194 195 186 191 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 180 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 191 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 207% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 121%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 114 116 124 122 121 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 156 Write 133 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 118 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 89 91 91 88 91 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 69.7 Write 95.5 Mixed 81.9 SusWrite 90.2 63% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.4 229% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 66%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 308GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 80 81 81 80 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 83.2 Write 79.1 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 80.2 54% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 66%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB 7,722 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 91GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 16 33 43 9.9 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 129 Write 91.6 Mixed 106 SusWrite 39 116% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 2.8 196% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 5,533 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 22.7 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 23.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 87%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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