Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82% 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 Drive86.5% 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.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime9.6 Days
Run DateDec 03 '19 at 05:59
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 110
2-Core 223
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 441
56% 425 Pts
64-Core 451
28% 451 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.3
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
82% Excellent
Lighting 97.7
Reflection 88.2
Parallax 151
80% 112 fps
MRender 84.8
Gravity 103
Splatting 122
86% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0624AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 152 144 73 73 73 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Read 459
Write 405
Mixed 373
SusWrite 136
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 42.1
148% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 289
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 236
198% 285 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
815GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 196 195 198 198 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 153
Mixed 88.6
SusWrite 196
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 114%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.9% Good
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 20.2
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 21
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63.9%
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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