Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.3% 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.
Memory8GB 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 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)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '19 at 06:50
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 660
67% 542 Pts
64-Core 659
41% 659 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
EVGA(3842 1163) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Lighting 98.2
Reflection 87.5
Parallax 77.3
80% 87.7 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 79.8
Splatting 76
62% 75.5 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 120GB
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 88 91 92 91 92 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 470
Mixed 360
SusWrite 113
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 42.5
163% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 182
179% 283 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 92%
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 500GB-$60
211GB free
Firmware: JE3OA50A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 61 62 62 61 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
36.6% Below average
Read 66
Write 62.3
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 61.6
42% 56.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 50%
Hitachi HTS542512K9SA00 120GB-$25
111GB free
Firmware: BB2OC3JP
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 54 55 56 54 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
31% Below average
Read 53.7
Write 53.7
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 54.1
35% 47.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 31%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
65.1% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 19.3
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 19.6
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 66%

 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 1,896 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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