Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	42.1% 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	63.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SLI
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 03:44
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Memory 65.7 1-Core 103 2-Core 214 70% 128 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 421 51% 394 Pts	64-Core 590 36% 590 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	2.09% Terrible	Lighting 2.83 Reflection 4.73 Parallax 3.87 2% 3.81 fps	MRender 4.48 Gravity 2.47 Splatting 0.13 2% 2.36 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.09% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1747 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 51.1 Reflection 56.6 Parallax 54.7 42% 54.1 fps	MRender 62.8 Gravity 50.8 Splatting 46.8 43% 53.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95 9,561 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 86 64 104 94 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 406 Write 362 Mixed 167 SusWrite 89 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 18.5 103% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 152 145% 230 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 130GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 138 140 138 138 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 146 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 139 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 3,641 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	34% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 11.5 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 3.9 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 6.6 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 112 36% 112 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 87%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	713x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	474x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	212x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	272x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	127x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	59x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	42x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	73x
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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16