Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics77.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive251% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMay 29 '21 at 12:51
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 95.4
1-Core 126
2-Core 257
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 695
73% 587 Pts
64-Core 691
43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Lighting 97.3
Reflection 95.2
Parallax 87.5
79% 93.3 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 85
Splatting 77.1
73% 91.1 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1323 401 401 403 401 403 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 2,414
Write 2,220
Mixed 1,519
SusWrite 555
374% 1,677 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 81.4
280% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 810
DQ Write 689
DQ Mixed 740
557% 746 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 251%
Great: 302%
Kingston SKC600256G 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: S4200102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 463 464 459 463 462 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 462
Mixed 439
SusWrite 462
105% 467 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 62.2
203% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 266
223% 324 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 128%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
559GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 187 186 187 187 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 171
Mixed 76
SusWrite 186
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
249GB free
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 109 109 109 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 100
Write 106
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 108
69% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.9% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.1
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 25.4
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 56
72% 56 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-SLI-CF Builds (Compare 1,894 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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