Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	94.8% 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 Drive	105% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '21 at 13:31
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 112 2-Core 224 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 424 56% 420 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	94.8% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 109 Parallax 119 97% 116 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 118 Splatting 101 91% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0C 1TB 8,724 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 831GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211210WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 482 523 507 596 539 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 587 Write 466 Mixed 487 SusWrite 512 115% 513 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 30 4K Mixed 37.3 119% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 553 DQ Write 55.8 DQ Mixed 130 139% 246 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 269%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 184GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 229 245 235 273 246 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 419 Write 358 Mixed 361 SusWrite 240 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 29.5 4K Mixed 31.5 110% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 52.5 DQ Mixed 109 107% 180 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 128%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$90 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 862GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 227 244 235 272 245 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 443 Write 339 Mixed 358 SusWrite 239 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 30.5 4K Mixed 33.4 116% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 43.9 DQ Mixed 99.5 101% 175 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 137%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 110GB free Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 161 160 153 152 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 356 Write 210 Mixed 216 SusWrite 156 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 25.7 4K Mixed 21.7 86% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 48.6 DQ Mixed 78.7 71% 113 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 3,641 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 27.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 24.5 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 87%

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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 $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 $178	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