Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.1% 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	108% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '19 at 03:20
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 (84^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 243 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 692 64% 535 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 372A) CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 1826 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Lighting 40.5 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 33.7 33% 35.5 fps	MRender 40.3 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 39.4 33% 40.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 330 324 323 316 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 771 Write 303 Mixed 330 SusWrite 322 95% 431 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 37.1 148% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 84.2 121% 221 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 47GB free Firmware: 1AC01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 72 72 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 68.5 Write 73.8 Mixed 49 SusWrite 71.5 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 672GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 123 120 118 114 114 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 187 186 188 187 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 141 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 186 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 22.9 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 24.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 72%

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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%

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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 $90Bench 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 $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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16