Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	146% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SOC
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 03:11
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 263 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 745 75% 609 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759 18,552 User benchmarks, average bench 143% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 172 Parallax 351 153% 237 fps	MRender 280 Gravity 126 Splatting 205 166% 204 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 153%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 215 217 210 216 210 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 434 Mixed 373 SusWrite 237 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 59.4 208% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 363 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 428 426 417 417 420 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 487 Write 21.4 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 419 52% 240 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 12.3 4K Mixed 18.6 97% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 17.4 DQ Mixed 33.1 66% 146 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 125%
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 12GB free Firmware: 045C8820 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 75 73 75 75 74 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 82 Write 65.5 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 68.4 17% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 15.1 75% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 54.7 DQ Mixed 70.4 60% 91 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 44%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 165 165 166 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 167 Mixed 109 SusWrite 165 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
WD easystore 25FB 4TB 3,961 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 104 105 104 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 162 Write 156 Mixed 123 SusWrite 104 181% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 133% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 3,098 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 21.2 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 25.4 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 78%

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

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	51x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	22x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	18x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x

SSD
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 55%, 3,028 samples	9x
CT102464BD160B.C16 4x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 804 samples	8x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	7x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $480

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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