Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.4% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force (all builds)
Memory	16.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 11:50
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 236 90% 157 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 600 62% 499 Pts	64-Core 609 38% 609 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Gigabyte(1458 362D) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Lighting 23.2 Reflection 17.3 Parallax 20.4 19% 20.3 fps	MRender 25.1 Gravity 23.7 Splatting 17 17% 21.9 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 223GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,858 Write 6,000 Mixed 672 851% 3,844 MB/s	4K Read 493 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 234 1,133% 297 MB/s	DQ Read 823 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 361 298% 448 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 92GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 98 102 100 103 100 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.6% Average	Read 252 Write 104 Mixed 136 SusWrite 101 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 64.9 4K Mixed 11.3 82% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 20.8 DQ Write 64.2 DQ Mixed 11.8 18% 32.3 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 101%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 880GB 189GB free Firmware: 1.0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 5,021 Write 4,315 Mixed 2,892 904% 4,076 MB/s	4K Read 156 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 94.5 402% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 204 178% 265 MB/s

Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB 162 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 15 29 28 51 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 129 Write 105 Mixed 22.8 SusWrite 40.8 54% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 111%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 2TB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 925GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 21 13 22 25 28 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 160 Write 97.7 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 20.8 57% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 82%
Microsoft Virtual Disk 1TB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 516GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 21 13 21 25 28 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 118 Write 48 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 20.3 47% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 78% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 76%
Maxtor 6L160M0 164GB 1,484 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 48GB free Firmware: 1G10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 65 66 66 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 75 Write 69.8 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 65.5 46% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 1.1 287% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 26.1 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 26.1 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 119%

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Gaming 81%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 67%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force - $123

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	61x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	19x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	14x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	13x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	8x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	12x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	6x
Ares DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 645 samples	4x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16