Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160311
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '18 at 06:29
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 269 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 743 76% 613 Pts	64-Core 743 46% 743 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 194 Reflection 212 Parallax 192 158% 199 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 191 Splatting 133 124% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 146 148 142 130 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 490 Mixed 393 SusWrite 175 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 59.1 207% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 352 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 115%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 17GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 335 Write 358 Mixed 218 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 26 106% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 89.9 DQ Mixed 136 115% 174 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 86%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 34GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 308 194 134 131 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 471 Write 388 Mixed 389 SusWrite 216 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 41 142% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 260 190% 246 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 95%
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 436GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1565 1591 1565 1585 1568 1588 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 2,582 Write 1,579 Mixed 1,284 SusWrite 1,577 391% 1,755 MB/s	4K Read 70 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 97.4 331% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,342 DQ Write 1,112 DQ Mixed 1,085 851% 1,180 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 333%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 144 143 145 147 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 160 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 142 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 35.1 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 32.3 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 115%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 - $191

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,218x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	149x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	123x
Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 4,420 samples	96x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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