Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.1% 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 Drive	70.5% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '22 at 18:35
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 86.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 210 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 585 60% 482 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Zotac(19DA 4378) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.1% Below average	Lighting 40.6 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 39.3 33% 41.2 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 34.8 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSC180S37128GJ 128GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 81 76 85 67 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 254 Write 300 Mixed 318 SusWrite 77.7 54% 237 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 35.9 142% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 186 166% 247 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 78GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 105 114 112 113 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 99.7 Write 76.5 Mixed 58 SusWrite 112 63% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3160318AS 160GB-$43 15,932 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 78GB free Firmware: CC66 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 70 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 88 Write 86.3 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 74.9 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 58%
Toshiba DT01ABA200 2TB 2,995 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1TB free Firmware: MZ4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 88 86 86 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 59 Write 60.7 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 86.3 40% 55.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 0215 CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.4% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 8 27% 9.57 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 10.1 27% 9.6 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 62%

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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	63x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	19x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $137Bench 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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Total price: $803

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