Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	52.2% 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 Drive	95.7% 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	22GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 22GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	18.9 GB free of 22 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141017
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '17 at 22:55
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Memory 91.8 92% 91.8 Pts
Poor: 67% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Lighting 64.8 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 62.2 53% 65.5 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 55.6 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 179GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 6499 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 531 (B1) Unknown 98 98 13 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 59 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 23 (F1) Unknown 99 99 8165933096	85.9% Excellent	Read 490 Write 339 Mixed 355 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 25.7 133% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 40.6 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 75.1 77% 119 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 98 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 76 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 57 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 17 (F1) Unknown 99 99 707501202	95.7% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 473 Mixed 504 111% 495 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 22.8 149% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 38.8 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 23.2 33% 57.8 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 69 68 9696 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 33 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 15688 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 41 (B5) Unknown 100 100 412181 (BF) G-sense error rate 44 44 567175 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 48 223339544601 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 9305 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 41	83.4% Excellent	Read 138 Write 153 Mixed 143 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 2.73 4K Mixed 0.4 122% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 72%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 558GB free Firmware: CC94 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 100 117531379 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 67 67 34204 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4307686 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1485 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 75 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 47 47 53 (BE) vendor-specific 74 48 437846042 (C2) HDA temperature 26 52 64424509466 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 39 29 117531379 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 63509681406488 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2715863978 (F2) Unknown 100 253 789608300	45.4% Average	Read 79.8 Write 78.1 Mixed 72.9 58% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.53 116% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 0215 CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-10666CL8-2GBHK 22GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1400, 1400, 1400, 1400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	53.8% Above average	MC Read 18.9 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 15.8 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 18.1 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 54%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	707x
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	270x
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 $75Bench 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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Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16