Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.8% 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.
Memory32GB 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 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)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 09 '19 at 13:56
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 133
2-Core 258
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 688
72% 577 Pts
64-Core 682
42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 116
Parallax 109
90% 112 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 102
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos 240GB-$99
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 195 197 199 195 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 382
Write 257
Mixed 269
SusWrite 199
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 34.7
147% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 149
144% 227 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 91%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB
251GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 405 403 400 405 400 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 437
Mixed 219
SusWrite 404
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 51.9
170% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 282
230% 329 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 112%
Great: 126%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80
156GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 100 102 103 102 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
46% Average
Read 58.8
Write 56.5
Mixed 41.6
SusWrite 101
47% 64.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 46%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
68.8% Good
MC Read 26
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 19.6
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 24.3
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 72%

 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 1,890 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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