Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	154% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '20 at 16:53
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 618 69% 544 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
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 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB 21,659 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 430GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32B1T3NA SusWrite @10s intervals: 601 550 404 541 551 553 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 640 Write 586 Mixed 594 SusWrite 533 133% 588 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 60 218% 81.1 MB/s	DQ Read 770 DQ Write 543 DQ Mixed 563 446% 625 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 318%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 200GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 390 367 401 421 426 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 438 Mixed 346 SusWrite 402 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 39.5 136% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 168 174% 285 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 116%
Lexar JumpDrive P10 USB 3.0 32GB-$71 80 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 14GB free, PID a836 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 220 189 186 69 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 217 Write 169 Mixed 146 SusWrite 155 224% 172 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.8 204% 6.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 25.2 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 25.3 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 85%

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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	704x
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	268x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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