Gigabyte GA-Z87X-SLI

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive43.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z87X-SLI  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131008
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 19 '20 at 10:35
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 103
2-Core 189
76% 128 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 513
53% 429 Pts
64-Core 489
30% 489 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
62.9% Good
Lighting 80.9
Reflection 79.7
Parallax 80.2
66% 80.2 fps
MRender 78.4
Gravity 70.7
Splatting 63.4
57% 70.8 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 82 85 77 73 73 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
43.6% Average
Read 132
Write 108
Mixed 123
SusWrite 79.9
25% 111 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 20.9
95% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 79.3
68% 99 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 73%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86
2.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 136 137 139 138 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 144
Write 138
Mixed 85
SusWrite 137
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
931GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 107 108 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 121
Write 60.3
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 110
65% 88.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
60% Good
MC Read 21.6
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.5
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 19.9
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 60%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z87X-SLI Builds (Compare 82 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-SLI

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $345
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