Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	156% 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	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.

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Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 04:23
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 283 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 767 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.8% 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 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 153 Parallax 144 120% 148 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 142 Splatting 113 100% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 249 254 242 252 229 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 722 Write 620 Mixed 618 SusWrite 264 124% 556 MB/s	4K Read 58.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 75.1 253% 87.3 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 674 DQ Mixed 898 625% 780 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 280%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 166GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 391 401 387 397 374 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 465 Mixed 402 SusWrite 382 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 48.6 172% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 252 217% 321 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 637GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 124 136 120 131 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 121 Write 104 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 128 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 234% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 139 131 137 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 91.7 Write 110 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 132 65% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.7 312% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 150 155 151 157 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 72.5 Write 63 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 152 56% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.7 307% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 170 175 168 174 165 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 131 Write 172 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 171 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.9 338% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$143 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 34.5 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 33.2 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% 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	2,212x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	472x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	294x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	198x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	178x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	148x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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