Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.2% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force  (all builds)
Memory21.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140421
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '18 at 18:34
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 115
2-Core 233
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 451
57% 434 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
34.2% Below average
Lighting 44
Reflection 30.9
Parallax 38.3
36% 37.7 fps
MRender 38
Gravity 41.4
Splatting 35.6
31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
159GB free
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 339 441 452 447 441 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 454
Mixed 448
SusWrite 409
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 60.2
197% 70.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 278
232% 335 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 123%
Great: 123%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
874GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 77 130 140 118 153 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 122
Write 111
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 106
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
61.3% Good
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 19.4
61% 21.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 18.6
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-SOC Force Builds (Compare 115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,000
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HDDRAMUSB
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