Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150919
Uptime1 Days
Run DateNov 02 '19 at 09:12
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 86.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 241
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 664
66% 536 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.2.0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 363
Write 116
Mixed 53
38% 177 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 11.8
4K Mixed 9.1
34% 10.5 MB/s
DQ Read 31.1
DQ Write 14.8
DQ Mixed 16.5
14% 20.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80
1GB free
Firmware: SD15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 53 54 55 55 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
31.9% Below average
Read 56.7
Write 8.8
Mixed 21.5
SusWrite 54.2
26% 35.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 59%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465
11GB free
Firmware: MJAOA3B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 127 132 127 104 94 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 133
Write 144
Mixed 18
SusWrite 119
74% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 91%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
11GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 89 88 87 90 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 92.3
Write 84.5
Mixed 61
SusWrite 87.3
60% 81.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 67%
StoreJet Transcend 500GB
19GB free, PID 2329
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 24 26 24 25 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 33.3
Write 37.5
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 24.8
41% 30.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 18.6
4K Mixed 2.7
732% 7.73 MB/s
DQ Read 2.5
DQ Write 22.1
DQ Mixed 3.1
866% 9.23 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 20%
WD My Passport 0732 1TB
6GB free, PID 0732
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 15 13 15 14 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Read 36
Write 23.7
Mixed 19.5
SusWrite 13.7
29% 23.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
38% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.5% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 14
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 16.1
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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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