Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.2% 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 Drive	77.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	23.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '18 at 11:09
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770-$75 176,321 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 224 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 581 62% 496 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.2% Average	Lighting 56 Reflection 64.4 Parallax 53.1 46% 57.8 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 56.2 Splatting 50.8 47% 58.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 960GB 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 224GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 573 Write 623 Mixed 484 125% 560 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 64.9 4K Mixed 22.8 99% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 401 DQ Mixed 88.5 148% 284 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 291%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 16089 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 58 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 166 166 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 22 (C2) HDA temperature 80 62 163209609236 (F1) Unknown 100 100 340700	77.8% Very good	Read 509 Write 334 Mixed 356 88% 399 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 9.28 93% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 39.5 87% 180 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 95%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 297GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 140 129 3975 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4595 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 39 39 44622 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 75 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 47 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 111 111 268415 (C2) HDA temperature 123 101 20 (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 1 21442 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	60.8% Good	Read 92.5 Write 119 Mixed 93.6 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 2.52 4K Mixed 0.16 80% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 85%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2.5TB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 147 Write 128 Mixed 125 168% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.19 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 59%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 154 Write 157 Mixed 115 180% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.21 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 62%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 154 Write 156 Mixed 111 178% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.19 65% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 62%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 155 Write 132 Mixed 139 180% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.17 56% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 62%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 148 Write 138 Mixed 109 165% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.16 54% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2133 C9 2x8GB 3,312 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.6 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 23.7 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 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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Total price: $1,001

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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