Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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	130% 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	130% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '19 at 22:30
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 792 83% 666 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 170 Parallax 167 147% 172 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 154 Splatting 116 121% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 265 160 129 140 122 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 1,010 Write 769 Mixed 312 SusWrite 192 126% 571 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 39 187% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 660 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 468 356% 489 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 155%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 57GB free Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 369 381 378 378 379 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,023 Write 459 Mixed 304 SusWrite 383 119% 542 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 33.5 173% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 662 DQ Write 422 DQ Mixed 453 362% 512 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 155%
Mushkin ECO2 SMI 512GB-$80 1,273 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 59GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 266 303 301 303 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 302 Mixed 285 SusWrite 284 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 40.3 152% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 184 164% 247 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 97%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 46GB free Firmware: 503A SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 102 113 114 115 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Read 309 Write 256 Mixed 247 SusWrite 113 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 38.6 154% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 122 118% 187 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 130 131 134 134 136 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 138 Write 104 Mixed 72 SusWrite 131 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 99 107 108 109 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 145 Write 113 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 106 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 96%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 576GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 84 90 90 90 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 89.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 89.1 61% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 65%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 815GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 93 101 101 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 135 Write 110 Mixed 71 SusWrite 100 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70 6,515 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 23.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 85%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,220x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	296x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	123x
Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 4,420 samples	96x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

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