Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	176% 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	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6 (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '20 at 02:35
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 123 2-Core 227 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 643 63% 516 Pts	64-Core 631 39% 631 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3892) ≥ 4GB; MSI 3080 Gaming X CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4999 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	176% Outstanding	Lighting 254 Reflection 227 Parallax 251 207% 244 fps	MRender 261 Gravity 220 Splatting 167 171% 216 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 332 382 372 377 357 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 417 Mixed 346 SusWrite 355 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 43.7 157% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 342 258% 346 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 281GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 381 454 466 471 444 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 472 Mixed 448 SusWrite 426 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 58.8 202% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 362 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 815GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1976 1991 1592 1503 1522 1517 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2291 Write 1,991 Mixed 1,746 SusWrite 1,683 433% 1,928 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 83 271% 97.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,383 DQ Write 1,183 DQ Mixed 1,281 961% 1,283 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 410%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 660GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 173 175 174 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 185 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 175 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M4C3000C15 2x8GB 633 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 29.1 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 24.8 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 103%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	188x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	73x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	43x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	26x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 68%, 16,658 samples	12x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $450

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