Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	199% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95.2% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '22 at 22:42
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 248 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 675 66% 543 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$898 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403E) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Lighting 293 Reflection 249 Parallax 321 238% 287 fps	MRender 327 Gravity 242 Splatting 171 193% 247 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 232 183 218 196 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 423 Mixed 307 SusWrite 222 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 46.2 157% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 251 210% 304 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 150GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 263 221 220 202 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 418 Mixed 304 SusWrite 234 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 38.2 148% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 255 212% 305 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 101%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 621 629 636 634 638 635 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 626 Write 586 Mixed 599 SusWrite 632 138% 611 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 72.4 234% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 703 DQ Mixed 813 590% 764 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 410%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 644GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 40 40 40 39 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 36.1 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 39.3 48% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 712 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 25.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 25.1 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83.7% 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%

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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	714x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	474x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	212x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	272x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	127x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	42x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	73x
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 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16