Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.5% 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	126% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '18 at 03:12
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 236 90% 156 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 629 61% 501 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.7% 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)	57.5% Above average	Lighting 71.7 Reflection 68 Parallax 59.6 58% 66.4 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 67.6 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$35 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0802A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 387 397 393 396 398 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 744 Write 400 Mixed 478 SusWrite 392 112% 503 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 29.2 190% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 392 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 35.6 126% 275 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 228%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$64 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 190 190 189 189 188 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 61.6 Write 134 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 188 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 113%
WD Gold 6TB (2016) -$181 2,043 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 195 194 196 186 189 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 179 Mixed 75.6 SusWrite 191 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.5 212% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 121%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 110 119 117 119 120 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 149 Write 138 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 115 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 91 92 92 88 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 43.3 Write 93.4 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 90 57% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.4 232% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 66%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 308GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 80 81 81 81 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 80.2 Write 76.3 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 80.5 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.2% 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: 86 38 39 38 37 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 129 Write 91.6 Mixed 106 SusWrite 46.3 120% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 2.8 193% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 37.3% 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 @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	84.5% Excellent	MC Read 31 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26.3 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 23.2 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 84.5% 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	707x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	212x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	270x
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 $94Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16