Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 29%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 30%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics0.68% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive55% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z97X-SOC
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF  (all builds)
Memory2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150421
Uptime2 Days
Run DateApr 23 '18 at 01:22
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing below expectations (20th 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 0.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
30% Below average
Memory 47.3
1-Core 22.1
2-Core 38.1
25% 35.8 Pts
4-Core 71.2
8-Core 100
11% 85.8 Pts
64-Core 103
6% 103 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 30%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance (0th percentile)
0.68% Terrible
Lighting 0.67
Reflection 1.08
Parallax 1.09
0% 0.95 fps
MRender 1.62
Gravity 0.4
Splatting 1.35
1% 1.12 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 0.68%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X300 256GB-$99
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X3540000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
55% Above average
Read 435
Write 298
Mixed 346
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 32.1
4K Mixed 12
58% 20.4 MB/s
DQ Read 22.6
DQ Write 69.7
DQ Mixed 19.4
23% 37.2 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 55%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 179
Mixed 164
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.17
85% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR3 2133 2OZ 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
34.9% Below average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 13.8
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 5.6
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 6.5
16% 5.57 GB/s
Latency 171
23% 171 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 75%

 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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