Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '18 at 14:30
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 140 2-Core 273 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 740 77% 618 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 117 Reflection 119 Parallax 103 96% 113 fps	Gravity 103 Splatting 105 92% 104 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 93 74 59 46 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 430 Write 110 Mixed 123 SusWrite 63.2 40% 182 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 18.5 100% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 68.6 DQ Mixed 46.3 70% 138 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 73%
Seagate ST3160318AS 160GB-$43 15,932 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 53GB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 104 Write 101 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 101 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 58%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47 10,943 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 98GB free Firmware: GKAOA9DA SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 64 Write 69.5 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 74.6 45% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,409 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 34.7 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 33 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	102x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	11x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	16x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	16x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	10x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	10x
GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 512GBNvmeBench 198%, 167 samples	6x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 68%, 16,658 samples	5x
CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x16GBUnknownBench 72%, 338 samples	5x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	4x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $716

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