Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1 (all builds)
Memory	52.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	10.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '19 at 14:30
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 129 2-Core 254 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 681 71% 568 Pts	64-Core 717 44% 717 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4990) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 605ABBF2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 27 26 27 27 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 578GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 28 28 28 28 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 3TB 2,213 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 185 185 185 184 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 124 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 184 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%
Generic- SD/MMC 4GB 275 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.3 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	5.88% Terrible	Read 15.7 Write 4.5 Mixed 6 SusWrite 4.4 9% 7.65 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 2 101% 2 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.88% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB-$530 133 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 27.7 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 25.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 147%

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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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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	117x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	18x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	14x

GPU
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	24x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	21x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	17x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	6x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	5x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GBG.SKILL $143Bench 95%, 14,506 samples	5x

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Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $889

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	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