Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	127% 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	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, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z170X-Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '19 at 21:19
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$230 712,312 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 (86^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 772 74% 613 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 863E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Lighting 81.6 Reflection 81.1 Parallax 69.8 66% 77.5 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 75 Splatting 77.4 62% 74.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 60%
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1511 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 38.8 36% 42.3 fps	MRender 34.3 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 35.3 30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 367 337 336 326 337 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 495 Mixed 396 SusWrite 343 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 65.3 224% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 190 192 191 190 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 148 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 190 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 16GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 20.6 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 22.6 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 88%

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

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	299x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	96x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	136x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	78x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	29x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	15x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

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