Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	175% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z170X-Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '20 at 20:29
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	MKD-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 (98^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 767 76% 621 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 4040) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	175% Outstanding	Lighting 249 Reflection 228 Parallax 279 203% 252 fps	MRender 293 Gravity 216 Splatting 161 176% 223 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 310 308 312 299 281 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 476 Mixed 453 SusWrite 311 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 52.8 171% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 292 208% 272 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 18GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 491 Write 451 Mixed 409 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 62.1 221% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 187GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1107 876 883 868 881 869 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,603 Write 1,978 Mixed 1787 SusWrite 914 406% 1,820 MB/s	4K Read 70.5 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 69.2 229% 67.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,414 DQ Write 96.8 DQ Mixed 205 288% 572 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 355%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 165 168 163 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 173 Mixed 104 SusWrite 164 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 14GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 87 94 91 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 78 Write 81.5 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 89.2 56% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 23.4 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 25.5 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 80%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	297x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	96x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	136x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	29x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	15x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $461

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