Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.29% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '23 at 15:33
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	70%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 71.8 1-Core 103 2-Core 206 71% 127 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 342 45% 338 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.29% Terrible	Lighting 3.6 Reflection 2.4 Parallax 6.5 3% 4.17 fps	MRender 7.3 Gravity 2.3 Splatting 5.1 4% 4.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.29% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 450 Write 351 Mixed 340 84% 380 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 47.6 134% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 238 212% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 40GB free Firmware: V5DOA7EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 43 43 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 37.4 Write 38.8 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 41.6 26% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 35%
BUFFALO External HDD 1TB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 201GB free, PID 01ea Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 34 36 35 36 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	18% Very poor	Read 53.8 Write 33.2 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 35.2 48% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 54% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 9,036 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	45.4% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 11.8 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 97.3 41% 97.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	60	25"	1280 720	DELD072 DELL U2515H

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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	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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16