Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics52.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive89% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140507
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 28 '14 at 01:54
Run Duration265 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 118
2-Core 234
80% 176 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 450
58% 440 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 67% Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.0.0
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Lighting 64.6
Reflection 59.6
Parallax 78.8
53% 67.7 fps
MRender 54.9
Gravity 57
Splatting 76.5
53% 62.8 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 428
Write 374
Mixed 381
88% 394 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 21.2
153% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 32
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 22.6
43% 81.3 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 89%
Great: 104%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64
250GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
27.4% Poor
Read 47.9
Write 47.2
Mixed 60.9
40% 52 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.22
73% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 57%
ST310005 28AS 1TB
631GB free, PID null
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
37.5% Below average
Read 92.7
Write 89
Mixed 85.7
114% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.42
67% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 37%
General UDisk 32GB
27GB free, PID null
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
5.62% Terrible
Read 14.8
Write 6.99
Mixed 9.26
12% 10.3 MB/s
4K Read 8.21
4K Write 0.006
4K Mixed 0.006
31% 2.74 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.62%
Great: 10%
Typical GA-Z97X-SOC Force Builds (Compare 116 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $846
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