Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	194% 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	227% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160314
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '21 at 04:07
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 236 90% 156 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 708 71% 576 Pts	64-Core 749 46% 749 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 287 Reflection 243 Parallax 279 234% 270 fps	MRender 308 Gravity 231 Splatting 170 186% 236 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 700 669 658 658 663 652 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 2,037 Write 1,107 Mixed 718 SusWrite 667 250% 1,132 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 59.2 229% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,231 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 427 409% 668 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 283%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 110GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 154 128 113 118 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 435 Mixed 310 SusWrite 160 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 42.8 161% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 199 187% 292 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 107%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 882GB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 91 91 91 92 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 94 Write 87 Mixed 73 SusWrite 90.5 64% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 403GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.3 Mixed 0.5 0% 0.4 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%

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 above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 34.3 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 45.7 SC Mixed 33.8 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 119%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 71%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	102x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	11x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	16x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	16x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	10x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	10x
GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 512GBNvmeBench 198%, 167 samples	6x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 68%, 16,658 samples	5x
CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x16GBUnknownBench 72%, 338 samples	5x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	4x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $711

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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