Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	56.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 04:53
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 136 2-Core 247 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 650 68% 545 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.2% Excellent	Lighting 93.7 Reflection 102 Parallax 88.3 76% 94.7 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 133 Splatting 105 94% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,336 Write 1,448 Mixed 971 348% 1,585 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 73.8 248% 86.6 MB/s	DQ Read 942 DQ Write 723 DQ Mixed 820 617% 828 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 203GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 382 409 382 371 349 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 457 Mixed 358 SusWrite 378 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 48.2 168% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 285 234% 333 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 117%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 637GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 138 146 138 136 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 112 Write 123 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 136 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 342% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 147 154 144 143 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 133 Write 110 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 144 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.7 333% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 171 164 162 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 125 Write 105 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 162 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 342% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 189 197 186 178 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 158 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 182 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 33.9 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 30.3 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 135%

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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	2,220x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	296x

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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	149x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

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