Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '20 at 05:34
Run Duration	488 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 (97^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 264 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 695 71% 572 Pts	64-Core 693 43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.3% 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% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,043 Write 849 Mixed 620 255% 1,170 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 57.4 236% 90.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,084 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 374 352% 572 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 873GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1277 1396 1385 1393 1392 1388 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,084 Write 1,434 Mixed 620 SusWrite 1,372 255% 1,127 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 30.5 4K Mixed 17.6 60% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 863 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 490 449% 692 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 354%
Sabrent Rocket Q 4TB 450 User benchmarks, average bench 308% 2TB free Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2740 2793 2784 2797 2793 2785 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	388% Outstanding	Read 1,397 Write 2,658 Mixed 1,674 SusWrite 2,782 485% 2,128 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 235 4K Mixed 90.6 318% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,485 DQ Write 1,381 DQ Mixed 1,430 1,074% 1,432 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 388% Great: 403%
Seagate Expansion Desk 14TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 13TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 105 99 94 91 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 122%
WD My Passport 2603 4TB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2.5TB free, PID 2603 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 99 99 99 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 102 Write 84.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 98.9 117% 88 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 58% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 64%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 100 101 100 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 128 Write 97 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 100 130% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 187% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 92 93 93 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 99.2 Write 86.8 Mixed 66 SusWrite 92.1 115% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 42.2 MC Write 45.8 MC Mixed 36.4 118% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 32.5 99% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,213x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	472x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	198x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	178x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	148x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	123x
Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 4,420 samples	96x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

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 $184	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) $35	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