Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	95.2% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z97X-SOC
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '19 at 11:27
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 231 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 561 60% 481 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 125 168 170 166 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 462 Mixed 366 SusWrite 180 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 39 164% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 190 183% 289 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 802GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 169 169 168 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 164 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 168 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3000NM0033-9ZM178 3TB 1,501 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 130 124 129 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 128 Write 120 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 128 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 102%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 8GB 2,097 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID c08a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.9 6 5.4 5.2 6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	5.79% Terrible	Read 27.3 Write 6 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 5.6 12% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.79% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 3x8GB 159 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.8 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.2 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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Workstation 54%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SOC-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	51x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	22x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	18x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x

SSD
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 55%, 3,028 samples	9x
CT102464BD160B.C16 4x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 804 samples	8x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	7x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $480

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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