Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateJun 15 '20 at 17:12
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 199
81% 137 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 434
58% 432 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 442 439 441 436 289 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 436
Mixed 421
SusWrite 415
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 55.7
179% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 360
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 116%
Great: 129%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25
108GB free
Firmware: U21010RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 393 392 393 390 389 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82% Excellent
Read 389
Write 363
Mixed 259
SusWrite 392
79% 350 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 13.6
111% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 109
120% 197 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 82%
Great: 86%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA360 320GB
121GB free
Firmware: V54OA7EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 58 59 59 59 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
34% Below average
Read 59.5
Write 62.2
Mixed 33.6
SusWrite 58.5
39% 53.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 34%
Great: 40%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.4% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 20.7
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 20.3
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 55.4
72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 67%

 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 1,890 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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