Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 94.6%, 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.
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.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	58 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 19 '18 at 07:38
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 764 79% 634 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.6% 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: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 153 Parallax 145 120% 148 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 142 Splatting 112 101% 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% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,455 Write 1465 Mixed 1,047 364% 1,656 MB/s	4K Read 59 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 78.7 270% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 973 DQ Write 828 DQ Mixed 916 682% 906 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 165GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 407 387 390 388 395 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 460 Mixed 388 SusWrite 390 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 52 184% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 288 228% 320 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 117%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 637GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 129 133 127 137 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 93 Write 106 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 130 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 243% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 138 134 141 129 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 43.3 Write 74.5 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 136 49% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.6 310% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 157 153 148 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 52 Write 66.7 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 154 54% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.6 307% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 180 169 177 167 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 118 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 173 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.5 300% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 93% 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 (80^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 34.4 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 33.3 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 107% 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	2,213x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	472x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	482x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	148x
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 $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 $279	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 $182	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) $30	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