Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	224% 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.
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	23.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '24 at 08:36
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	65.3% Good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 92 2-Core 175 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 301 35% 272 Pts	64-Core 294 18% 294 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$1,143 22,998 User benchmarks, average bench 290% Gigabyte(1458 40C5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3135 MHz, MLim: 5600 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 546.33 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	224% Outstanding	Lighting 280 Reflection 398 Parallax 511 228% 396 fps	MRender 547 Gravity 370 Splatting 264 307% 394 fps
Poor: 263% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 305%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$149 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 542 Write 484 Mixed 534 116% 520 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 51.6 170% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 618 DQ Write 401 DQ Mixed 501 376% 507 MB/s
Poor: 223% Great: 435%
Samsung PSSD T7 2TB 567 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 27GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 75 88 66 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 291 Write 74.2 Mixed 133 SusWrite 78.7 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 33 4K Mixed 15.9 54% 19.9 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 55.5 DQ Mixed 79.6 67% 101 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 100%
Realtek RTL9210 NVME 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 6GB free, PID 9210 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 49.9 Write 40.4 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 41 57% 42.7 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 13.9 4K Mixed 15.4 1,060% 15.4 MB/s	DQ Read 16.8 DQ Write 24.4 DQ Mixed 19.8 1,566% 20.3 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 172%
Realtek RTL9210B-CG 2TB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1GB free, PID 9210 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 40.1 Write 41 Mixed 39.4 52% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 14.5 4K Mixed 16.1 1,106% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 17.1 DQ Write 24.3 DQ Mixed 19.5 1,553% 20.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 1,957 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 18.3 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 18.2 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.4% 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 10: 0P 1R 0G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
10%	16%	37	197	25	60	24"	1920 1080	BNQ7F1C BenQ RL2455

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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	707x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	212x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	270x
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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16