Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	113% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '19 at 19:22
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 689 71% 571 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1316 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.8% Very good	Lighting 96.2 Reflection 105 Parallax 94.8 78% 98.5 fps	MRender 87.5 Gravity 90.4 Splatting 74.6 68% 84.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 256 86 88 92 85 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 487 Mixed 399 SusWrite 167 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 63.4 213% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 23GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 112 107 98 96 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 445 Write 328 Mixed 290 SusWrite 129 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 43.3 159% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 94.3 114% 194 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 97%
ATP Velocity MIV 480GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 447GB free Firmware: 140108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 252 237 244 251 249 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 365 Write 351 Mixed 336 SusWrite 252 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 21.3 81% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 126 102% 148 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 62%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 477GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 125 126 126 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 122 Write 116 Mixed 82 SusWrite 125 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 1315 BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	61.8% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.9 60% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 64%

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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	719x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	479x
Core i7-4790Intel $132Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	215x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	276x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	130x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	48x
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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Total price: $648

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