Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


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 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 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.26% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	117% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '18 at 07:21
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	67%

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 Pentium G3250T 490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58% Above average	Memory 96 1-Core 71.7 2-Core 126 62% 97.8 Pts	4-Core 119 8-Core 126 16% 123 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 8C90) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 341.44 Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	3.26% Terrible	Lighting 3.87 Reflection 3.65 Parallax 3.59 3% 3.7 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 3.2 Splatting 5.17 4% 4.12 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.26% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PLEXTOR PX-128M8 128GB 190 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 711 Write 399 Mixed 398 111% 503 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 43.2 169% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 397 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 121 131% 226 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 152%
NORELSYS 106X 4TB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 33.4 Write 28.5 Mixed 30.5 39% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.43 85% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,661 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	65.9% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 22.3 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 16.2 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	704x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	211x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	268x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	52x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	46x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16