Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	251% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	51.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '18 at 09:35
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 742 75% 609 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.9% 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 (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 146 Parallax 137 120% 143 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 142 Splatting 111 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1070 333 332 333 335 337 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,424 Write 1,464 Mixed 1,013 SusWrite 457 296% 1,340 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 76.9 267% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 965 DQ Write 1,009 DQ Mixed 996 746% 990 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 280%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 278GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 397 394 402 398 407 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 450 Mixed 358 SusWrite 399 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 49.2 180% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 240 210% 314 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 117%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 633GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 136 144 145 145 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 106 Write 119 Mixed 99.7 SusWrite 144 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 340% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 158 159 159 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 144 Write 130 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 157 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.6 316% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 481GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 104 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 51.2 Write 60.5 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 103 45% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 186 184 185 186 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 140 Write 146 Mixed 30 SusWrite 184 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 93.5% 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 (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 34.1 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 31 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 $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