Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics57% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 03 '16 at 00:26
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User ECU-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770-$75
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
68.6% Good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 66.6
2-Core 139
60% 97.3 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 504
47% 391 Pts
64-Core 533
33% 533 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.9
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57% Above average
Lighting 72.4
Reflection 75.1
Parallax 73
59% 73.5 fps
MRender 73.4
Gravity 67.4
Splatting 57.3
53% 66 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62
810GB free
Firmware: 82.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
71% Very good
Read 130
Write 118
Mixed 111
90% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 2.13
4K Mixed 0.23
86% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 71%
Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
478GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Read 157
Write 143
Mixed 143
111% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.28
83% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
229GB free
Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 132
Write 134
Mixed 124
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.05
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.39
108% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB
2.5TB free, PID ab36
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
24.2% Poor
Read 24.6
Write 28.4
Mixed 24.9
34% 26 MB/s
4K Read 1.23
4K Write 4.61
4K Mixed 0.5
178% 2.11 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 24.2%
Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-038.A00LF 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
49.9% Average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.2
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 13.6
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 52%

 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 1,894 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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