Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC Force

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78% 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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140529
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '17 at 07:42
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 111 2-Core 231 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 596 65% 516 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 3603) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Lighting 45.2 Reflection 41.6 Parallax 57.5 37% 48.1 fps	MRender 56 Gravity 52.8 Splatting 38.7 39% 49.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BW480A3 480GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 402GB free Firmware: 3M2i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 31851478379399 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 781 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 92 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 92 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 39409 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 50 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 39409 (F2) Unknown 100 100 40683 (F9) Unknown 100 100 14986	68% Good	Read 504 Write 222 Mixed 295 75% 340 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 21.9 4K Mixed 19.9 90% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 98.6 DQ Mixed 73.6 79% 134 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 68%
Intel 335 Series 240GB-$219 4,220 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 335t Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 19842748925513 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 943 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 121 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 393716 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 393716 (F2) Unknown 100 100 389640 (F9) Unknown 100 100 13415	78% Very good	Read 508 Write 205 Mixed 275 72% 329 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 21.8 122% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 72.6 93% 165 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 5,522 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.8% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 15.3 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 16.9 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 91%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z97X-SOC Force Builds (Compare 115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 81%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 67%

Battle cruiser

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,001

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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