Gigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC Force-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	84.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.5% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC Force-CF (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150922
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '16 at 17:48
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 95.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 488 65% 485 Pts	64-Core 487 30% 487 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 854B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 375.95 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 112 Parallax 97.7 89% 106 fps	MRender 93.9 Gravity 96.6 Splatting 87.2 75% 92.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0 512GB 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4946 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1062 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 52 (AE) Unknown 100 100 111 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 78 42 249109020694 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 24474571986 (F7) Unknown 100 100 768830782 (F8) Unknown 100 100 997727418	99.5% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 466 Mixed 457 107% 478 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 31.2 136% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 43.6 82% 159 MB/s

Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 134GB free Firmware: MU01.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 36 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 280 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 47 (A3) Unknown 100 100 649 (94) Unknown 100 100 9058 (95) Unknown 100 100 166 (96) Unknown 100 100 0 (97) Unknown 100 100 132 (A4) Unknown 100 100 7970 (A5) Unknown 100 100 17 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 6 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 36421844664344 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 17099 (F2) Unknown 100 100 23695 (F5) Unknown 100 100 94145 (F6) Unknown 100 100 36232 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	58.9% Above average	Read 356 Write 202 Mixed 207 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 17.7 85% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 47.7 66% 124 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 95%
CT480BX200SSD1 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 84GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 170 4183 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6721 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13833 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3094 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 253 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6467 (C2) HDA temperature 116 98 31 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	6.73% Terrible	Read 89.3 Write 44.9 Mixed 44.9 13% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 0.66 4K Mixed 0.2 2% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.73% Great: 12%
WD WD30EZRX-00DC0B0 2TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 140GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 166 160 6675 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6256 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12029 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2780 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 215 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 184 184 49473 (C2) HDA temperature 122 97 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 197 197 1196 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 198 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 181 0	24.5% Poor	Read 54.2 Write 31 Mixed 51.4 35% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.01 4K Mixed 0.25 64% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 80%
WD WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 3TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 130GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 159 144 9008 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3982 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7980 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1946 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 195 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 191 191 27635 (C2) HDA temperature 125 110 27 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	34.2% Below average	Read 70.5 Write 48.8 Mixed 42.5 40% 53.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 0.69 4K Mixed 0.23 56% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 1,481 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 37.5 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 31.7 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 136%

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Gaming 103%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 87%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC Force-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	45x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	8x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	6x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	5x

SSD
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	10x
540s Series 1TBIntelBench 81%, 1,702 samples	3x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	3x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 106%, 1,354 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C15 4x4GBCorsairBench 80%, 416 samples	3x
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 1x16GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 72 samples	3x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $795

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