Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.5% 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 Drive23.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '17 at 13:36
Run Duration238 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 97.5
2-Core 192
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 376
50% 377 Pts
64-Core 367
23% 367 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 36AC) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
37.5% Below average
Lighting 49.6
Reflection 45.6
Parallax 40.9
40% 45.4 fps
MRender 38.8
Gravity 41.5
Splatting 36.7
32% 39 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM800 Series 2.5" 256GB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VBM24D1Q Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
23.6% Poor
Read 197
Write 73.4
Mixed 97.1
27% 123 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 4.04
4K Mixed 4.17
40% 9.92 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 23.6%
Great: 34%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50
6.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB
6.5TB free
Firmware: 04.01G01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 63%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB
6.5TB free
Firmware: 04.01G01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 63%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB
6.5TB free
Firmware: 04.05G04 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMGTX4 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
52.9% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 16.9
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns

 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 1,910 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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