Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics68.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141017
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 07 '19 at 19:13
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 88
1-Core 105
2-Core 209
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 405
50% 383 Pts
64-Core 400
25% 400 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.9% Good
Lighting 86.6
Reflection 77.5
Parallax 71.5
71% 78.6 fps
MRender 95.3
Gravity 79.3
Splatting 70.6
66% 81.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 189 176 183 179 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 468
Mixed 372
SusWrite 208
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 56.5
193% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 362
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 108%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
894GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 168 167 169 169 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 173
Mixed 93.5
SusWrite 168
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BD160BJ.C8F 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8 1315 CT51264BD160BJ.C8F 1315 CT51264BA160BJ.C8 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
55.3% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 17.5
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 17.9
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 62%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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