Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	49% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6 (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '21 at 05:55
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 230 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 367 8-Core 519 56% 443 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3173) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 146 Reflection 140 Parallax 139 119% 142 fps	Gravity 123 Splatting 111 103% 117 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 59 57 66 60 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 279 Write 123 Mixed 165 SusWrite 63 35% 158 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 26.1 95% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 80 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 91.8 72% 98.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 73%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 487GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 397 357 226 230 223 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 394 Write 442 Mixed 358 SusWrite 304 84% 374 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 29.1 101% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 321 241% 322 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 53GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 239 204 184 169 157 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 445 Write 441 Mixed 346 SusWrite 220 82% 363 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 36.5 120% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 348 262% 350 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 82GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,012 Write 4,785 Mixed 4,456 1,130% 5,085 MB/s	4K Read 415 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 171 911% 235 MB/s	DQ Read 858 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 567 432% 596 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 43GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 147 112 151 106 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 75.3 Write 148 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 122 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 29.5 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 20.6 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 119%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $242Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $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 $182	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) $30	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