Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive80% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141017
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 21 '18 at 00:16
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 241
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 665
67% 544 Pts
64-Core 664
41% 664 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gigabyte(1458 3774) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 147
Parallax 136
108% 138 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 128
Splatting 105
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos 240GB-$99
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 201 193 202 200 201 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
80% Excellent
Read 340
Write 273
Mixed 255
SusWrite 200
60% 267 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 28.1
146% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 127
128% 205 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
280GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 176 183 182 181 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 130
Write 87.1
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 181
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL Samsung M378B1G73BH0-CK0 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
35% Below average
MC Read 12.6
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 9.4
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 11
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-SLI-CF Builds (Compare 1,894 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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