Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC Force-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z87X-OC Force
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC Force-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140612
Uptime	8.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '20 at 23:03
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 107 2-Core 198 79% 134 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 586 57% 468 Pts	64-Core 590 36% 590 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 365 239 232 228 225 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 423 Mixed 367 SusWrite 282 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 53.3 188% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 15GB free Firmware: X41200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 451 Write 335 Mixed 231 75% 339 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43.8 152% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 206 190% 294 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 108%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 39GB free Firmware: L2010410 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 284 279 234 235 265 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 364 Write 280 Mixed 258 SusWrite 263 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 31.3 144% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 272 214% 298 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 95%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 144 144 144 144 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 128 Write 141 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 143 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 1,380 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.4 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 23 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-Z87X-OC Force-CF Builds (Compare 64 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 90%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-OC Force-CF

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	32x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	10x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	6x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	6x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	5x

SSD
CS900 1TB SSDPNYBench 78%, 7,281 samples	3x
Chronos 120GBMushkin $70Bench 68%, 862 samples	2x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	2x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	4x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	4x
DDR3 1866 4x8GBUnknownBench 58%, 118 samples	4x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $605

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16