Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28% 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 Drive98.9% 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 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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime4.5 Days
Run DateOct 19 '21 at 14:32
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 215
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 401
55% 409 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Gigabyte(1458 360B) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
28% Poor
Lighting 31.8
Reflection 33.2
Parallax 41.5
26% 35.5 fps
MRender 43.1
Gravity 41
Splatting 35
32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 337 361 259 297 257 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 369
Mixed 324
SusWrite 298
84% 375 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 42.4
153% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 197
176% 264 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 103%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
119GB free
Firmware: CR100-12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 58 58 58 56 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
33.6% Below average
Read 59.6
Write 70.7
Mixed 47.3
SusWrite 57.2
43% 58.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 44%
Innostor Innostor 64GB
38GB free, PID 0916
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 17 21 21 19 21 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
11.8% Very poor
Read 40.5
Write 24.7
Mixed 37.4
SusWrite 16.6
38% 29.8 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0
31% 2 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
51.2% Above average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 17.6
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 63%

 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 1,908 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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