Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.3% 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	127% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	11.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '24 at 01:07
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing as expected (40^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 above expectations (77^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 95.2 2-Core 187 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 275 39% 290 Pts	64-Core 285 18% 285 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 59.1 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 60.4 48% 62 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 59.8 Splatting 53.7 48% 60.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1030 2TB SSD 481 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CS103F00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 556 586 582 578 570 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 548 Write 560 Mixed 550 SusWrite 550 125% 552 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 44.9 147% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 774 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 666 469% 602 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 308%
WD Blue SA510 2.5 2TB 539 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 1.5TB free Firmware: 530309WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 371 381 374 376 365 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 337 Mixed 358 SusWrite 358 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 40.2 131% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 118 148% 262 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 123%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB 12,976 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 375GB free Firmware: 77.04D77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 14,457 Mixed 69.1 5,192% 7,263 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 57%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 434GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 50.4 Write 36.9 Mixed 28.6 SusWrite 37.1 50% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AO2L16BC8R2-BTES 1315 CT102464BD186D.M16 24GB 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43.5% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns

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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	31.5"	1280 720	TCL0000 32S321

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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	718x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	476x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	214x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	275x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	129x
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	47x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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