Gigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC Force-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	44.7% 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	49.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Gigabyte Z170X-SOC Force
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC Force-CF (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '18 at 09:23
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	31.6% Below average	Memory 47.3 1-Core 25.6 2-Core 50.3 27% 41.1 Pts	4-Core 87.8 8-Core 142 14% 115 Pts	64-Core 140 9% 140 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 2370) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.7% Average	Lighting 49 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 69.2 40% 60.3 fps	MRender 77.6 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 58.9 54% 67.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A240G 240GB 5,323 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM11.K Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 530 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2534 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 264 (AD) Unknown 100 100 458769 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 1114119 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2198 (C2) HDA temperature 64 55 193274970148 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1687 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2045 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2118 (F4) Unknown 100 100 7 (F5) Unknown 100 100 17 (F6) Unknown 100 100 482144	49.7% Average	Read 501 Write 244 Mixed 384 83% 377 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 26.3 4K Mixed 8.02 47% 16.5 MB/s	DQ Read 15.7 DQ Write 26.7 DQ Mixed 6.64 9% 16.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 92%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 100 216969504 (03) Spinup time 96 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 375 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 284993 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 398 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2498 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 52 639238179 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 523 (C2) HDA temperature 35 48 103079215139 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -138409616080440 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1527916598 (F2) Unknown 100 253 228959966	110% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 192 Mixed 155 134% 179 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 5.32 4K Mixed 0.63 199% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 187GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 211740016 (03) Spinup time 96 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 388 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 3717645 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 454 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2487 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 131077 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 64 50 656015396 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 27 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1798 (C2) HDA temperature 36 50 103079215140 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 73757473374695 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3895941389 (F2) Unknown 100 253 182819217646	98.5% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 177 Mixed 127 117% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 5.43 4K Mixed 0.63 202% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	44.6% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 18.3 50% 17.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 8 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 171 23% 171 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 80%

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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	44x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	3x
CS2230 500GB SSDPNYBench 241%, 159 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 $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) $35	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