Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.2% 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 Drive	119% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140425
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '19 at 01:51
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 96.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 213 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 377 51% 379 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% MSI(1462 3750) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	78.2% Very good	Lighting 99.7 Reflection 92.2 Parallax 86 81% 92.6 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 87.1 Splatting 78.5 72% 89.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 341 245 213 192 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 489 Mixed 400 SusWrite 249 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 64.1 217% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%
Crucial C300-CTFDDAC064MAG 64GB 1,591 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 11GB free Firmware: 0006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 45 43 47 50 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 330 Write 72 Mixed 118 SusWrite 47 31% 142 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 14.2 91% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 63.4 DQ Mixed 39.1 54% 103 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 53%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 232GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 290 292 293 292 293 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 486 Mixed 416 SusWrite 298 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 65 222% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 122%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 732GB free Firmware: DEMD SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 109 109 108 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 109 Write 112 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 108 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 65%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 96GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 58.5 Write 57 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 82.3 46% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 3,028 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 25.6 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 24.9 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 79%

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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	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