Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.6% 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 Drive74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141017
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 19 '21 at 10:00
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 100
2-Core 198
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 374
50% 373 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 368E) 2GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.6% Below average
Lighting 46.2
Reflection 47.2
Parallax 42.2
38% 45.2 fps
MRender 37.8
Gravity 42.1
Splatting 36.9
32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 123 111 122 127 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 320
Write 200
Mixed 236
SusWrite 120
49% 219 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 46.1
142% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 213
161% 216 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 87%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB
175GB free
Firmware: 01.01B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 51 51 51 51 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
28.7% Poor
Read 48.8
Write 48.1
Mixed 39.8
SusWrite 50.5
35% 46.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 49%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
367GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 95 97 97 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 80.8
Write 80.3
Mixed 55.9
SusWrite 96
58% 78.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-056.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.9% Good
MC Read 22.6
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 18.9
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 20.3
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 61.9%
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 1,890 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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