Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	119% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141017
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '20 at 13:55
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 86 1-Core 132 2-Core 254 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 656 69% 554 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% MSI(1462 3080) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Lighting 74 Reflection 61.3 Parallax 96.1 60% 77.2 fps	MRender 61.6 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 77.6 57% 67.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 253 254 244 239 238 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 468 Mixed 385 SusWrite 266 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 63.2 218% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 351 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 180 179 177 175 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 138 Write 149 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 178 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.8 246% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 526GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 181 180 180 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 144 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 180 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 112GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 138 137 127 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 147 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 134 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 23,732 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 15.9 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 61%

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

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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 $37
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