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 (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	258% 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	58.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '18 at 04:50
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 771 77% 628 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1204 313 313 312 310 308 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,487 Write 1,474 Mixed 1,064 SusWrite 460 303% 1,371 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 80.6 276% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 1,035 DQ Mixed 993 750% 1,000 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 280%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 238GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 395 404 402 402 394 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 489 Mixed 404 SusWrite 397 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 53.9 191% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 286 234% 334 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 117%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 633GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 138 142 144 146 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 100 Write 124 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 144 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.7 300% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 154 153 154 154 153 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 115 Write 120 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 152 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 481GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 104 103 104 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 71.3 Write 55.7 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 104 46% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.6 320% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 188 187 188 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 142 Mixed 30 SusWrite 187 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 361% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 97.8% 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 (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 34.7 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 32.3 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 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	2,213x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	472x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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