Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	87.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '18 at 10:10
Run Duration	306 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^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-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 828 84% 679 Pts	64-Core 824 51% 824 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 152 Parallax 142 111% 144 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 132 Splatting 109 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0C SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 135 273 164 143 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 450 Write 275 Mixed 372 SusWrite 176 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 43.2 154% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 43.8 89% 179 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 95%
M4-ct512 M 512GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 49GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 258 261 264 264 264 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 496 Write 252 Mixed 269 SusWrite 254 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 27.5 139% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 27.3 71% 149 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 86%
Crucial M500 960GB-$59 4,389 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 177GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 384 357 383 386 380 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 377 Mixed 299 SusWrite 354 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 23.3 142% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 29.1 102% 223 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 101%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 35GB free Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 259 262 265 263 262 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 490 Write 247 Mixed 277 SusWrite 253 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 20.4 129% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 22 70% 151 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 81%
Crucial M500 960GB-$59 4,389 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 42GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 383 364 377 390 373 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 382 Mixed 294 SusWrite 354 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 19.2 136% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 30 102% 222 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 74GB free Firmware: X312 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 221 217 209 207 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 428 Mixed 325 SusWrite 213 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 43.6 173% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 40.6 112% 241 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 13GB free Firmware: EXM0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 362 Write 215 Mixed 236 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 64.5 4K Mixed 38.1 128% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 94.9 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 38.1 57% 104 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 392GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 63 64 62 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 56.4 Write 55.3 Mixed 49.6 SusWrite 62.9 42% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 76%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 83 84 82 83 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 134 Write 138 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 82.7 138% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 60%
WD Elements 107C 1TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 811GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 136 138 136 139 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 160 Write 120 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 133 155% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3866 C18 4x4GB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.5% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.1 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 25.4 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 124%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 - $191

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,239x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	476x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	299x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	488x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	394x
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 $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	119x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	126x
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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16