Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 157% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	173% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	296% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '20 at 00:20
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 731 72% 591 Pts	64-Core 721 45% 721 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 1612) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	173% Outstanding	Lighting 247 Reflection 236 Parallax 295 201% 259 fps	MRender 298 Gravity 226 Splatting 139 172% 221 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1385 1104 1082 1052 1031 1024 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,486 Write 1,876 Mixed 908 SusWrite 1,113 355% 1,596 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 72.6 248% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,291 DQ Write 1,051 DQ Mixed 1,059 823% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 353%
OCZ Vector 150 480GB-$389 381 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 157GB free Firmware: 1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 389 384 406 418 406 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 478 Mixed 332 SusWrite 407 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 39 161% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 228 200% 299 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 533GB free Firmware: A800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 106 121 120 120 121 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 102 Write 118 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 117 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 85%
Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH166 2TB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 487GB free Firmware: 90WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 464 458 459 464 462 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 474 Write 378 Mixed 306 SusWrite 463 299% 405 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 36.4 7,851% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 275 2,708% 317 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 31.3 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 31.5 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 109%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 - $167

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	640x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	297x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	167x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	108x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	92x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	40x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $617

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