Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics125% 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 Drive54.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime4.5 Days
Run DateAug 03 '20 at 17:19
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 223
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 497
57% 443 Pts
64-Core 572
35% 572 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 166
Reflection 174
Parallax 174
135% 171 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 157
Splatting 112
123% 157 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 125%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNTD256HAGL-00000 256GB
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT23L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 50 63 82 47 56 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 300
Write 77.2
Mixed 115
SusWrite 58.3
30% 137 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 63.9
4K Mixed 23.3
99% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 74.8
DQ Mixed 57.3
79% 152 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 79%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
326GB free
Firmware: CC95
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 84 84 85 83 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 99.7
Write 83
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 83.9
59% 80.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99[2/7/4]031 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.9% Poor
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 10
MC Mixed 8
26% 9.17 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 8.4
25% 8.6 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 61%

 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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