Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.4% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Default string
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160613
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '21 at 10:35
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	70%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 100 2-Core 192 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 547 55% 447 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.4% Poor	Lighting 33.9 Reflection 41 Parallax 30.6 28% 35.2 fps	MRender 34.8 Gravity 36.8 Splatting 37 30% 36.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 120GB 4,012 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSBG200 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 399 Write 236 Mixed 159 58% 265 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 28.4 87% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 147 136% 209 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 435GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 184 193 194 186 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 136 Mixed 40 SusWrite 190 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 55GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 96 99 100 94 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 141 Write 116 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 97.7 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x4GB 959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 31.4 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 16.7 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 4R 6G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	27%	55	50	6	144	27"	2560 1440	MSI1462 Optix MAG27CQ

History: Score 29: 2R 5G 4B | Score 43: 4R 6G 5B

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI-CF

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	160x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	63x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	54x

GPU
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	40x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	40x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	29x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples	20x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
DDR4 2800 2OZ 4x4GBUnknownBench 86%, 872 samples	11x
DDR4 2800 2OZ 4x8GBUnknownBench 86%, 829 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GBCorsairBench 89%, 2,538 samples	7x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $764

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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