Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140617
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '21 at 05:35
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 113 2-Core 207 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 424 56% 420 Pts	64-Core 426 26% 426 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.05 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 55.6 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 59.9 45% 61.3 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 53 48% 59 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$130 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 424 431 420 409 413 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 399 Mixed 382 SusWrite 411 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 53.4 169% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 286 236% 337 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 125%
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 49GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 170 170 168 169 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 417 Write 185 Mixed 216 SusWrite 169 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 34.4 142% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 164 143% 216 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 89%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 462GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 95 97 98 97 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 110 Write 99.7 Mixed 66 SusWrite 95.7 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 84%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 775 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 16GB free, PID 005b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.6 3.3 2.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 20.8 Write 1.5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 2.6 7% 7.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Mixed 0 27% 2.45 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 8%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 913GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 41 42 42 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 39.4 Write 38.7 Mixed 30 SusWrite 40.8 50% 37.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB 5,391 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.9% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 18.4 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.3 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 9: 1R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
9%	16%	19	104	5	60	31.5"	1920 1080	SHP3253 LC-32LB370U

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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	713x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	474x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	212x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	272x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	127x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	47x
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	46x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16