Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.7% 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	95.6% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140425
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 15:18
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 88.6 1-Core 103 2-Core 209 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 558 57% 462 Pts	64-Core 564 35% 564 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 361D) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Lighting 32.4 Reflection 30 Parallax 43.9 26% 35.4 fps	MRender 41.8 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 33.3 30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 284 300 301 305 304 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 440 Mixed 328 SusWrite 296 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 39.1 149% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 215 182% 266 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 128%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 3TB-$79 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 771GB free Firmware: CV23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 175 172 173 159 162 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 150 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 168 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 65GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 45 34 20 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 36 Write 56.8 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 34.3 30% 40 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 64GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 55 51 66 63 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 65.5 Write 63.5 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 60.8 43% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 70%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 98 98 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 100 Write 93 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 97 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 9,036 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	54.3% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 19.7 MC Mixed 16.8 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 84%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	704x
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	268x
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	52x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	46x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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