Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	63.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 22:24
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 97.2 1-Core 106 2-Core 214 81% 139 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 414 54% 407 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6870 25,443 User benchmarks, average bench 15% MSI(1462 2450) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Lighting 24 Reflection 16.4 Parallax 20.8 20% 20.4 fps	MRender 14.5 Gravity 16.5 Splatting 21 15% 17.3 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 320 275 319 318 269 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 282 Write 305 Mixed 212 SusWrite 295 62% 273 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 22.2 102% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 26.4 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 35.4 39% 61.9 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 101%
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 500GB-$60 23,997 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 217GB free Firmware: JE3OA50B SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 66 63 66 66 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 62.5 Write 52.8 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 64.4 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 50%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 195GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 132 131 134 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 108 Write 97.5 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 133 66% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 2 351% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 112%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 182GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 94 94 96 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 111 Write 112 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 94.4 122% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 111% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 43%
WD Elements SE 25FE 2TB 1,305 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free, PID 25fe Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 108 108 108 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 127 Write 107 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 108 133% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 167% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 67%
NORELSYS 106X 240GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 224GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 193 194 194 196 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 137 Write 178 Mixed 150 SusWrite 192 232% 164 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 23.4 2,520% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 18.4 DQ Write 54.8 DQ Mixed 25.4 2,796% 32.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 194%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Xtreem-LV-2400 2x4GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	MC Read 17 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.2 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 15 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 84%

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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	705x
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	269x
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	53x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	46x

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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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