Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '19 at 06:37
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 738 78% 626 Pts	64-Core 741 46% 741 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 193 Parallax 177 151% 185 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 185 Splatting 125 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80 9,612 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 172GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 1128 1130 1141 1124 1161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,749 Write 1,140 Mixed 996 SusWrite 1,134 280% 1,255 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 98.5 326% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 815 DQ Write 1,088 DQ Mixed 622 562% 842 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 241%
SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB 123 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 116 108 116 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 729GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 161 163 164 162 164 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 126 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 161 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 710GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 146 147 145 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	75% Very good	Read 114 Write 122 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 146 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 26.4 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 29.9 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 104%

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Workstation 71%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	101x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	11x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	16x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	16x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	10x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	10x
GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 512GBNvmeBench 198%, 167 samples	6x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 68%, 16,658 samples	5x
CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x16GBUnknownBench 72%, 338 samples	5x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	4x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $730

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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