Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Designare-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	191% 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	87.2% 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	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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Gigabyte Z170X-Designare
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Designare-CF (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160529
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '23 at 12:34
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 116 2-Core 217 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 578 60% 481 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$539 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% Gigabyte(1458 40ED) CLim: 3135 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 532.03 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 269 Reflection 255 Parallax 270 219% 265 fps	MRender 350 Gravity 239 Splatting 186 203% 258 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 329 352 247 216 226 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 396 Write 465 Mixed 374 SusWrite 277 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 37 128% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 327 246% 330 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 99%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 203GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 383 457 262 226 235 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 398 Write 356 Mixed 373 SusWrite 309 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 37.2 129% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 320 242% 325 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 99%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1839 1074 816 819 816 818 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,402 Write 2,138 Mixed 1,780 SusWrite 1,030 411% 1,837 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 70.2 228% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 944 DQ Write 746 DQ Mixed 873 646% 854 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3600C18 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3600C18 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 33.5 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 45.5 SC Mixed 31.4 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

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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-Designare-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	69x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	18x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	22x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	17x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	8x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	6x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	5x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	3x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 74,390 samples	6x
TMA851U6AFR6N-UHSC Kingston 9905678-014.A00G Kingston 9905678-014.A00G Kingston 9905678-014.A00G 16GBUnknownBench 79%, 10 samples	5x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	4x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $470

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