Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	238% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '19 at 17:13
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 291 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 813 84% 678 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 902 880 850 841 808 755 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2,061 Write 884 Mixed 766 SusWrite 839 251% 1,138 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 60.9 247% 95.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1018 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 381 356% 573 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 243%
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95 9,561 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 62GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 102 113 122 113 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 519 Write 213 Mixed 243 SusWrite 112 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 25.2 136% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 186 161% 242 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 45.1 MC Mixed 37.4 118% 41.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 50.4 SC Mixed 34.8 104% 36.4 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 86%

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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	102x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	11x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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	13x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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