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 as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	133% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160311
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 14:34
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 254 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 691 68% 556 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000 8,609 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Nvidia(10DE 0780) 2GB CLim: 475 MHz, MLim: 702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 377.83 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 7% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 240GB-$141 6,458 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: OC34L5TM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 538 403 399 434 384 341 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 1,190 Write 613 Mixed 443 SusWrite 416 147% 666 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 36.8 158% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 103 125% 220 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 159%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 383GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 362 441 368 360 405 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 446 Mixed 390 SusWrite 395 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 46.4 164% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 633GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 81 95 81 82 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 95 Write 84 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 86.9 54% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 778GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 121 149 124 121 143 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 174 Write 147 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 134 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 114%
WD Red Pro 4TB (2014)-$189 679 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 134 163 135 133 157 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 146 Write 148 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 148 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 101%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 838GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 34 40 33 32 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 41 Write 39 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 35.9 48% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 137% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.7 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 23 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 119%

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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	2,226x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	149x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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