Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	129% 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	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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Gigabyte Z97X-SOC
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '22 at 22:56
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	ISL-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690-$51 73,695 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	67% Good	Memory 79.5 1-Core 102 2-Core 207 73% 130 Pts	4-Core 315 8-Core 326 42% 320 Pts	64-Core 327 20% 327 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Zotac(19DA 9617) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 162 Parallax 170 149% 172 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 131 Splatting 113 111% 140 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 136%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$68 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 253GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 320 406 474 412 336 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 426 Mixed 440 SusWrite 365 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 47.4 169% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 130%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 729 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	MC Read 8.6 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 7.9 25% 8.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 8 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 81.4 49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 34%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	36	30	120	48.8"	5120 1440	SAM0F9C C49RG9x

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	54x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	22x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	19x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	19x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 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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Total price: $363

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16