Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.5% 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 Drive74.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140617
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateMay 31 '20 at 10:32
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 247
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 472
64% 479 Pts
64-Core 481
30% 481 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.5% Very good
Lighting 99.7
Reflection 102
Parallax 89.5
81% 97 fps
MRender 91.8
Gravity 92.1
Splatting 93.9
76% 92.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 207 204 196 188 182 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 439
Write 218
Mixed 227
SusWrite 202
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 34.4
121% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 109
99% 147 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
217GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 369 457 447 476 454 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 481
Mixed 458
SusWrite 423
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 54.2
194% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 265
190% 245 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 117%
Great: 133%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB
14GB free, PID a81d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 6 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
5.67% Terrible
Read 19
Write 1.8
Mixed 5.7
SusWrite 7
9% 8.38 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
22% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.67%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
49.5% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 15.3
48% 16.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 15.6
46% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.5%
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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