Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.66% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive108% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SLI
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 05 '22 at 12:31
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 111
2-Core 238
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 519
57% 452 Pts
64-Core 504
31% 504 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250E
Sapphire(174B E213) 1GB
CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 22.6.1
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
7.66% Terrible
Lighting 8.8
Reflection 14.5
Parallax 14.7
7% 12.7 fps
MRender 11.8
Gravity 9.6
Splatting 10.3
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.66%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR043
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 434 432 423 157 342 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 367
Write 387
Mixed 240
SusWrite 368
77% 341 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 60.6
171% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 159
175% 294 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 108%
Great: 125%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 120 120 125 125 125 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Read 127
Write 122
Mixed 79
SusWrite 122
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 84%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
451GB free
Firmware: 0005DEM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 108 110 109 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.4% Good
Read 109
Write 105
Mixed 58.9
SusWrite 108
70% 95.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Vulcan-2133 1315 ST51264BA1339.16FM 0423 Vulcan-2133 1315 ST51264BA1339.16FM 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
53.3% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.9
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 18.1
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 53%

 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 1,906 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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HDDRAMUSB
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