Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.4% 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 Drive121% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SOC
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime18.8 Days
Run DateJul 18 '22 at 18:11
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 124
2-Core 238
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 678
70% 565 Pts
64-Core 678
42% 678 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 131
Parallax 134
99% 129 fps
MRender 95.3
Gravity 124
Splatting 111
91% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$74
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 385 441 461 466 464 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 459
Mixed 436
SusWrite 404
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 57.1
190% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 296
241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 121%
Great: 127%
SanDisk X300 128GB-$170
33GB free
Firmware: X3510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 175 148 163 176 171 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 450
Mixed 197
SusWrite 160
72% 325 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 41.9
162% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 218
181% 263 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
614GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 141 147 148 146 143 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 155
Write 141
Mixed 33
SusWrite 139
85% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 0420 F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 0420 F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
59.7% Above average
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 16.5
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 21.3
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z97X-SOC-CF Builds (Compare 148 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $480
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