Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	161% 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	217% 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

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '18 at 03:17
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 133 2-Core 256 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 710 69% 568 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3713) ≥ 4GB; MSI RTX 2080 Ti SEA HAWK X CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 231 Parallax 254 185% 237 fps	MRender 254 Gravity 223 Splatting 134 159% 204 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 212GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 808 785 757 734 691 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,795 Write 1,266 Mixed 726 SusWrite 773 253% 1,140 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 59.5 219% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,053 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 453 398% 616 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 196GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 471 474 486 486 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 420 Mixed 376 SusWrite 477 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 50.8 179% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 166GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 249 155 152 152 152 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 482 Mixed 381 SusWrite 221 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 63.3 214% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 22.6 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 114%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $242Bench 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	199x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	148x
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 $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) $30	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