Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	165% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '20 at 20:43
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 250 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 640 66% 529 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 405D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	165% Outstanding	Lighting 229 Reflection 233 Parallax 269 187% 244 fps	MRender 295 Gravity 223 Splatting 136 169% 218 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$31 12,447 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0802B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 612 372 166 83 71 519 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 641 Write 536 Mixed 543 SusWrite 304 113% 506 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 21.7 155% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 44 99% 199 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 228%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 183GB free Firmware: R0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 426 387 401 395 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 436 Mixed 406 SusWrite 398 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 42.6 158% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 122 159% 286 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 126%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 612GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 81 82 83 83 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	50% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 82.4 Mixed 48.6 SusWrite 81.9 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 61%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 224GB free Firmware: MEAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 73 74 74 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 80.2 Write 84.2 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 74.3 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	60.3% Good	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 62%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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 $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	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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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