Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	117% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SOC
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '21 at 21:52
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Memory 78.8 1-Core 125 2-Core 236 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 564 58% 469 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.4% Very good	Lighting 92.8 Reflection 109 Parallax 97.3 76% 99.8 fps	MRender 93.6 Gravity 94.9 Splatting 96.2 78% 94.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 447 439 431 432 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 431 Mixed 437 SusWrite 411 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 55.4 184% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 456GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1549 1050 601 602 602 591 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,853 Write 1,319 Mixed 761 SusWrite 832 265% 1,191 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 47.2 162% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 889 DQ Write 671 DQ Mixed 767 577% 776 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 254%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 192 193 189 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 157 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 191 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.8 344% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 55 59 60 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 65.6 Write 42.6 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 53.6 39% 52.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 79% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	49.5% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.3 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 16.6 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 62%

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Typical GA-Z97X-SOC-CF Builds (Compare 148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 54%

Yacht

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 $279	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 $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