Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.4% 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	84.9% 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

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, 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	26.3 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	1 Days
Run Date	May 30 '21 at 18:12
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 88.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 236 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 640 65% 528 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.8% 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: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.4% Below average	Lighting 41.3 Reflection 18 Parallax 53.2 34% 37.5 fps	MRender 27.5 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 21.4 24% 30.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.4% 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 (97^th percentile)	3.6% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 7.5 3% 4.77 fps	MRender 8.6 Gravity 2.6 Splatting 5.3 4% 5.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.6% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 195 200 197 197 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 418 Write 263 Mixed 295 SusWrite 201 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 35.7 141% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 168 159% 251 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 91%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 4,498 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 767GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 195 192 195 194 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 144 Write 169 Mixed 29 SusWrite 195 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 110%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 350GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 116 117 116 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 112 Write 102 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 116 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 69%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 466GB free Firmware: GM4OA57A SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 33 34 33 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 87 Write 35.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 32.3 36% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 51%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 4TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 160 162 160 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 104 Write 91.7 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 159 69% 95 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 184% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 88%

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 (64^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 17.5 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 15.6 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 72%

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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