Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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.
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, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '18 at 16:59
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 279 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 772 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 198 Parallax 188 141% 187 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 166 Splatting 124 113% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 447 Write 424 Mixed 378 93% 417 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 56.9 202% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 363 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 651GB free Firmware: RVT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 465 Write 427 Mixed 413 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 57.4 198% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 363 273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 230GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 453 Write 434 Mixed 387 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 61.7 209% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
HP S700 Pro 512GB-$79 1,249 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 271GB free Firmware: Q0308A_H Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 462 Write 416 Mixed 379 93% 419 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 43.8 163% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 99 137% 250 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 120%
WD Blue 500GB-$94 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 456GB free Firmware: X41100WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 339 Write 279 Mixed 260 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 43.2 157% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 222 174% 239 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 592GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 157 Write 136 Mixed 83.3 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 931GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 138 Write 154 Mixed 70.2 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 97%
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 5.5TB free Firmware: SN02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 224 Write 202 Mixed 100 129% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 1.1 337% 3.57 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 171 Write 137 Mixed 74 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C14-8GVR 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 04CD F4-3200C14-8GVR 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 32GB 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 30 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 30.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 - $167

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	640x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	297x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	167x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	108x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	92x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	40x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

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