Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	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 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.7% 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)
Boot Drive	98.8% 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.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '19 at 05:25
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 711 76% 607 Pts	64-Core 721 45% 721 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 372A) CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 1826 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Lighting 43 Reflection 34.4 Parallax 42 35% 39.8 fps	MRender 40.6 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 40.8 34% 41.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 131 116 121 143 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 702 Write 254 Mixed 359 SusWrite 142 80% 364 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 44.2 162% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 199 171% 247 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 133%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 46GB free Firmware: 1AC01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 72 74 73 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 52.7 Write 63.7 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 73.2 42% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 102% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$83 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 193GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 92 94 93 87 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 66.5 Write 59.5 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 89 52% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 63% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 622GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 120 119 121 121 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 86 Write 90.8 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 119 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.5 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 23.4 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 72%

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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	705x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	471x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	211x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	269x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	126x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	115x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	57x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	42x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	72x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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