Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '18 at 22:41
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 274 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 773 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 119 Parallax 113 96% 117 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 104 Splatting 104 84% 103 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 486 Write 470 Mixed 376 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 56.4 190% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 249GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 485 Write 472 Mixed 404 101% 454 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 57.1 192% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Maxtor STM3160211AS 160GB 1,528 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 149GB free Firmware: 3.AAE Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 59.5 Write 68.5 Mixed 38 41% 55.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 40%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC44 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 89.8 Write 146 Mixed 30 64% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 369% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 108%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 25GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 138 Write 50 Mixed 32.5 75% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 2.8 147% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165 6,271 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 24.2 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 24.4 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 113%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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