Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

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


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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	261% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	57.7 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 26 '18 at 23:37
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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 (99^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 264 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 746 75% 612 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1212 371 311 311 310 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,397 Write 1,474 Mixed 1,052 SusWrite 471 298% 1,348 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 84.1 288% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 984 DQ Write 1,146 DQ Mixed 1,013 778% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 280%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 239GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 400 409 409 401 401 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 476 Mixed 394 SusWrite 401 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 52.2 186% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 286 231% 326 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 117%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 633GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 131 132 127 135 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 91 Write 104 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 129 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 187% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 146 146 138 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 102 Write 145 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 144 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.8 326% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 481GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 99 96 98 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 55 Write 91.8 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 97.7 49% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.6 312% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 170 177 173 179 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 148 Write 175 Mixed 26 SusWrite 175 94% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.9 346% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 92.8% 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)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 33.8 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 31.9 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% 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 $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 $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