Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.9% 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	93.6% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '19 at 21:59
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 114 2-Core 279 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 748 79% 631 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1558 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Lighting 67.7 Reflection 76.3 Parallax 72 55% 72 fps	MRender 77.4 Gravity 66.9 Splatting 58.3 54% 67.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 437 215 141 146 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 476 Mixed 401 SusWrite 258 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 40 153% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 307 225% 289 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 375GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 143 144 143 144 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 164 Write 132 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 144 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 250% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 396GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 110 113 110 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 114 Write 105 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 111 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 69%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB 8,040 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 15GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 4 5 5.7 5 6.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	5.13% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 8.2 Mixed 3.7 SusWrite 4.8 10% 9.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 2.3 94% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.13% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2666 C12 2x8GB 551 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 27.6 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 27.4 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 45.5 88% 45.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 86%

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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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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) $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