Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive98.2% 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.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime12.8 Days
Run DateJan 03 '19 at 07:21
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 46%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$51
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 102
2-Core 180
74% 124 Pts
4-Core 324
8-Core 292
42% 308 Pts
64-Core 316
20% 316 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 73%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 148
Parallax 128
113% 139 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 130
Splatting 112
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 84 78 81 74 73 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 451
Mixed 373
SusWrite 110
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 52.3
183% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 355
267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 137 138 125 139 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 68.5
Write 116
Mixed 68.3
SusWrite 133
71% 96.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.6
208% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D169DS3.16FK 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.2% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 17
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 15.7
40% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 61%

 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 1,906 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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