Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	116% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '20 at 19:39
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 269 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 525 71% 529 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.3% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 38.3 Parallax 31 27% 34.2 fps	MRender 47.3 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 43.2 34% 41.2 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CX1-JB256-HP 256GB 235 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: X1J2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 411 414 412 405 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 588 Write 423 Mixed 342 SusWrite 408 98% 440 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 87.2 4K Mixed 49.4 162% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 395 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 238 215% 328 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 122GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,183 Write 6833 Mixed 6,905 1,558% 6,974 MB/s	4K Read 652 4K Write 350 4K Mixed 444 1,742% 482 MB/s	DQ Read 2,136 DQ Write 1,846 DQ Mixed 1,953 1,474% 1,978 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 183GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 460 409 300 300 301 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 445 Mixed 427 SusWrite 367 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 61.6 210% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 3,641 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 27.6 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 25.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%

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

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	704x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	209x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	266x
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	52x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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