Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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-SOC
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 31 '20 at 10:40
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 88
1-Core 129
2-Core 248
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 694
71% 576 Pts
64-Core 691
43% 691 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329
EVGA(3842 0784) 3GB
CLim: 1356 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
48.7% Average
Lighting 56.6
Reflection 61.7
Parallax 74.4
46% 64.2 fps
MRender 74.7
Gravity 68.1
Splatting 57.5
54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ocz-vert EX PLUS 247GB
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 138 152 158 147 144 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 217
Write 190
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 148
34% 155 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 30.7
4K Mixed 10.6
55% 19.2 MB/s
DQ Read 78.2
DQ Write 24.9
DQ Mixed 12.1
19% 38.4 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 43%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
211GB free
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 376 369 368 366 370 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 431
Mixed 342
SusWrite 377
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 54.5
180% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 171
178% 293 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 115%
Great: 117%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
227GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 63 63 63 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 87.5
Write 84.4
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 63.2
53% 71.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Vulcan-2133 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
52% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 15.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 18
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 52%
Great: 79%

 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 149 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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