Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive129% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180824
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '19 at 15:04
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 248
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 684
75% 594 Pts
64-Core 691
43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.97
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 148
Parallax 129
118% 141 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 139
Splatting 110
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 308 311 351 317 305 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 616
Write 684
Mixed 459
SusWrite 335
118% 524 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 53.9
188% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 656
DQ Write 500
DQ Mixed 438
365% 531 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 129%
Great: 155%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB
304GB free
Firmware: DXT0AB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 332 335 337 338 331 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 392
Write 320
Mixed 182
SusWrite 334
69% 307 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 97.6
4K Mixed 30.7
138% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 183
DQ Mixed 65.9
98% 187 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 89%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
84.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 25.8
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 25.5
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 47
85% 47 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-SLI-CF Builds (Compare 1,889 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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