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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	157% 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 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 17:09
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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 (98^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 227 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 607 63% 506 Pts	64-Core 594 37% 594 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.5% 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: 573 532 541 520 544 533 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 642 Write 583 Mixed 589 SusWrite 541 133% 589 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 67.6 222% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 772 DQ Write 520 DQ Mixed 568 445% 620 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 318%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 200GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 360 366 350 385 363 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 440 Mixed 331 SusWrite 365 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 38 144% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 166 172% 284 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 116%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 16GB-$17 2,906 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 56 55 56 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 239 Write 58.2 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 55.9 105% 101 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 7.3 594% 9 MB/s	DQ Read 12.5 DQ Write 8.9 DQ Mixed 8.3 631% 9.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 81%
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: 180 188 189 209 85 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 217 Write 232 Mixed 173 SusWrite 169 267% 198 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 3.3 183% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 74.1% 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% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 25.4 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 25.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 82% 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	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 $94Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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