Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	39.8% 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	84.6% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 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, 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '21 at 16:12
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 242 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 654 66% 537 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3001) 3GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Lighting 53.3 Reflection 38.7 Parallax 71.5 43% 54.5 fps	MRender 36.8 Gravity 58.2 Splatting 28.9 33% 41.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 39%
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.78% Terrible	Lighting 4.1 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 7.6 3% 4.87 fps	MRender 9.2 Gravity 2.7 Splatting 5.4 5% 5.77 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.78% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 215 192 192 191 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 423 Write 262 Mixed 300 SusWrite 203 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 36.4 139% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 174 160% 246 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 91%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 4,498 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 773GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 195 198 194 198 199 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 127 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 197 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 110%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 350GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 117 116 116 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 108 Write 113 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 116 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 69%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 466GB free Firmware: GM4OA57A SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 73 68 69 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 88.7 Write 91 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 71 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 51%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 157 162 162 162 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 125 Write 90.5 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 158 72% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 88%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 123GB 3,538 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 107GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 19 18 18 9.5 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 35.8 Write 22.5 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 16.9 32% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.7 173% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 1,383 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 15.7 61% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 22.2 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 72%

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

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Typical GA-Z97X-SLI-CF Builds (Compare 1,897 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	707x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	212x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	270x
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 $90Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16