Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	55.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	29.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141017
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '20 at 04:46
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	69%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Memory 87 1-Core 88.2 2-Core 163 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 219 32% 232 Pts	64-Core 240 15% 240 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.9% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 62 56% 68 fps	MRender 64.4 Gravity 66.5 Splatting 69 55% 66.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 60%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.59% Terrible	Lighting 3.77 Reflection 6.42 Parallax 5.97 3% 5.39 fps	MRender 6.71 Gravity 2.33 Splatting 7.26 5% 5.44 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.59% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 108 44 51 41 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 356 Write 261 Mixed 55 SusWrite 69.7 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 8.2 33% 9.77 MB/s	DQ Read 23.5 DQ Write 9.9 DQ Mixed 18.4 13% 17.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 491GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 62 71 69 70 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 166 Write 140 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 57.5 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 876GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 155 157 156 156 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 149 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 154 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 186 188 187 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 176 Mixed 99.8 SusWrite 185 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73BH0-CK0 Kingston KHX2400C11D3/4GX 12GB 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	37.1% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 11.6 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 9.8 SC Mixed 10 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns

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

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Typical GA-Z97X-SLI-CF Builds (Compare 1,894 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	705x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	211x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	269x
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 $109Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16