Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	87.9% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '17 at 19:22
Run Duration	334 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 129 2-Core 261 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 700 74% 592 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1100 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 72 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 651 (AD) Unknown 100 100 393256 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 33 (C2) HDA temperature 75 63 158915100697 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2726 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2094 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2303 (F4) Unknown 100 100 6 (F5) Unknown 100 100 40 (F6) Unknown 100 100 812800	87.9% Excellent	Read 528 Write 499 Mixed 503 114% 510 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 12.5 117% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 30.9 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 12.2 26% 51 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 110%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 150 Write 100 Mixed 95.2 86% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 7.39 4K Mixed 0.62 235% 2.91 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 90%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 597GB free Firmware: 0304 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 82.4 Write 56.9 Mixed 56 49% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.17 4K Write 4.87 4K Mixed 0.24 124% 1.76 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 65%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 533GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 167 2283 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3236 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 22473 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3109 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 1773 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1734 (C2) HDA temperature 118 95 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	94.7% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 122 Mixed 131 115% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 2.09 4K Mixed 0.21 93% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 109%
WD WD3200KS-00PFB0 320GB 3,103 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 172GB free Firmware: 21.00M21 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 189 184 5550 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9638 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 28 28 52641 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3940 (BE) vendor-specific 65 28 35 (C2) HDA temperature 115 78 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 281910 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	34% Below average	Read 57.1 Write 60.9 Mixed 55.6 44% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.81 4K Mixed 0.42 103% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 36%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 139GB free Firmware: 0304 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 74 Write 71.4 Mixed 48.7 48% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 6.36 4K Mixed 0.28 166% 2.35 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2GB free Firmware: CC1H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 223950658 (03) Spinup time 100 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11833 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 30 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 46941079 (09) Power-on hours count 53 53 41436 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 19 (0C) Power cycle count 96 37 4188 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 12885622810 (BD) vendor-specific 50 50 50 (BE) vendor-specific 68 49 538312736 (C2) HDA temperature 32 51 55834574880 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 27 21 223950658 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 41364830047595 (F1) Unknown 100 253 65515344 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1754092306	52.8% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 96.3 Mixed 91.6 69% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.43 106% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 70%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 649GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 91.4 Write 79.6 Mixed 70.4 100% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.19 62% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 42%
WD My Book 2TB 441 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 559GB free, PID null Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	24% Poor	Read 38 Write 39 Mixed 36.9 49% 38 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 3.21 4K Mixed 0.31 122% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 26.4 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 26.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 71%

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Gaming 81%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 67%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force - $123

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	61x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	19x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	12x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	14x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	13x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	8x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	12x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	6x
Ares DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 645 samples	4x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,001

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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