Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SOC
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF  (all builds)
Memory1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 21 '19 at 12:36
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 192
80% 134 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 633
65% 524 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.4% Very good
Lighting 93
Reflection 112
Parallax 103
76% 103 fps
MRender 96.9
Gravity 96.3
Splatting 101
80% 98 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 240GB-$261
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.05A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 191 182 180 167 153 MB/s
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
79.6% Very good
Read 265
Write 259
Mixed 264
SusWrite 175
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 43.1
152% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 161
146% 222 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 93%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50
35GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 69 66 69 71 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 61.5
Write 58.8
Mixed 40.6
SusWrite 69.2
42% 57.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
33.4% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 8.8
29% 10.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 9.9
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z97X-SOC-CF Builds (Compare 148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $480
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