Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	170% 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	304% 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	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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160826
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '20 at 17:21
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (100^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 748 79% 634 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	170% Outstanding	Lighting 246 Reflection 215 Parallax 236 200% 232 fps	MRender 279 Gravity 211 Splatting 132 161% 207 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 977 827 853 839 802 778 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,519 Write 1,916 Mixed 1,601 SusWrite 846 384% 1,721 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 90.9 302% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,361 DQ Write 1,208 DQ Mixed 1,272 957% 1,281 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 268GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 397 484 493 493 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 495 Mixed 471 SusWrite 453 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 66.4 227% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 363 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 82GB-$41 865 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 0GB free Firmware: P21OAB3A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 52.7 Write 50.3 Mixed 34.2 34% 45.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 87% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 40%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 188 188 188 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 180 Mixed 105 SusWrite 187 123% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 111% 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 (78^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 26 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 29 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 104%

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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	2,220x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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 $109Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

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