Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics151% 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 Drive37.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 04 '19 at 05:51
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 2080-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 237
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 449
61% 452 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
151% Outstanding
Lighting 207
Reflection 222
Parallax 215
168% 214 fps
MRender 256
Gravity 199
Splatting 137
155% 197 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 151%
Great: 174%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
29GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 444 465 210 123 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 477
Mixed 441
SusWrite 303
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 62.2
207% 75.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 362
272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 85 98 82 84 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37.2% Below average
Read 253
Write 85.5
Mixed 136
SusWrite 89.8
31% 141 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 12.2
4K Mixed 14.2
62% 17.1 MB/s
DQ Read 89.2
DQ Write 40.4
DQ Mixed 52
42% 60.5 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
91GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 84 84 84 84 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 135
Write 125
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 83.6
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
68.6% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 20.8
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 22.1
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 63%

 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 1,894 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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