Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	87.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Feb 29 '20 at 06:58
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 below expectations (7^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Memory 67.8 1-Core 96.1 2-Core 176 64% 113 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 339 36% 285 Pts	64-Core 332 20% 332 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 117 Parallax 98.6 90% 109 fps	MRender 98.1 Gravity 102 Splatting 100 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 345 368 361 349 337 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 417 Mixed 424 SusWrite 341 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 51.9 180% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 347 263% 355 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 23GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 470 Write 428 Mixed 377 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 54.5 174% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 353 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 127GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 72 75 73 74 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 82.3 Write 89 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 73.3 55% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 62%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 138 139 140 140 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 148 Write 138 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 138 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 83%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 176 174 173 177 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 166 Write 178 Mixed 112 SusWrite 175 215% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 217% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY8GX3M2A2400C11 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 0215 CMY8GX3M2A2400C11 0215 CMY8GX3M2A1866C9 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	40.3% Average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 8 25% 8.73 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 79%

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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	212x

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 $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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