Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive163% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141017
Uptime9.8 Days
Run DateDec 03 '19 at 22:45
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 238
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 689
68% 555 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 440.97
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 198
Parallax 179
155% 189 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 189
Splatting 126
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-c2000pro 512G 512GB
272GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HBAF28FT
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 428 539 532 532 530 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 608
Write 590
Mixed 116
SusWrite 501
101% 454 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 80.3
250% 87.2 MB/s
DQ Read 774
DQ Write 547
DQ Mixed 587
458% 636 MB/s
Poor: 173%
This bench: 163%
Great: 333%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
74GB free
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 164 115 95 83 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 55
Write 406
Mixed 50.3
SusWrite 135
37% 162 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 10
103% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 126
136% 228 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34
268GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 134 129 126 129 129 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 176
Write 146
Mixed 81
SusWrite 129
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/8GX 0215 CMD16GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
59.7% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 18.4
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 19.6
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 60%

 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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