Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	136% 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.
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.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '23 at 01:06
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 223 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 588 59% 481 Pts	64-Core 593 37% 593 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.02 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)	49% Average	Lighting 60 Reflection 60 Parallax 60 49% 60 fps	MRender 60 Gravity 60 Splatting 60 49% 60 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3512GNTD 512GB 7,333 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFME0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 579 622 632 592 289 288 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 581 Write 640 Mixed 630 SusWrite 500 133% 588 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 54.4 177% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 750 DQ Write 441 DQ Mixed 565 429% 585 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 239%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 495GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 191 193 197 190 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 192 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 193 119% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 998GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 178GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 116 119 123 107 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 131 Write 144 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 115 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 107%
ST975042 3AS 750GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 293GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 71 73 71 72 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.5% Poor	Read 63.7 Write 74.7 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 72 87% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-058.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	56.5% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.4 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 17.9 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 57%

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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	713x
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 $90Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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