Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.7% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory9.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141017
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 02 '20 at 22:25
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 129
2-Core 256
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 489
66% 495 Pts
64-Core 489
30% 489 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3670) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Lighting 69.7
Reflection 68.5
Parallax 61.4
57% 66.5 fps
MRender 71.9
Gravity 63
Splatting 54.7
51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU630 240GB
127GB free
Firmware: V8X04c13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 335 348 364 362 359 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 360
Write 359
Mixed 301
SusWrite 321
76% 335 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 33.5
128% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 188
143% 191 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 101%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45
958GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 131 128 159 159 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 109
Write 153
Mixed 30.1
SusWrite 138
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2
373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 71%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 1315 BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.6% Below average
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 9.5
32% 11 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10.7
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 59%

 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 1,897 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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