Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	84.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 9 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1 (all builds)
Memory	56.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '23 at 23:59
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 96.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 638 67% 535 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 121 Parallax 107 86% 111 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 103 Splatting 94.4 81% 99.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 605GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,321 Write 2,080 Mixed 2,063 481% 2,155 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 61 192% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 513 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 415 316% 430 MB/s
Poor: 113% Great: 541%
Samsung 850 Evo 4TB-$470 765 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 956GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 7,948 Write 6,138 Mixed 6553 1,530% 6,879 MB/s	4K Read 255 4K Write 54.4 4K Mixed 33.4 458% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 246 189% 261 MB/s
Poor: 85% Great: 133%
Seagate ST18000NM000J-2TV103 18TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 2TB free Firmware: SN02 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 150 Write 153 Mixed 118 105% 140 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 21 4K Mixed 0.2 1,557% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 0.1 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 0.6 27% 5.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 10%
WD WD181KFGX-68AFPN0 18TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 3TB free Firmware: 83.00A83 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 214 Write 210 Mixed 129 137% 184 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 2.6 1,291% 10.4 MB/s	DQ Read 5.1 DQ Write 7.7 DQ Mixed 5.2 51% 6 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 133%
Kingston DataTraveler Max 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 681GB free, PID 177f Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 42.8 Write 25.7 Mixed 32.1 40% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 14.7 4K Mixed 9.3 861% 12 MB/s	DQ Read 12.9 DQ Write 11.5 DQ Mixed 14.1 919% 12.8 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 63%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 4GB 996 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 1603 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 20.5 Write 4.2 Mixed 5.2 10% 9.97 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 32% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB-$351 1,197 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 34.3 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 45.6 SC Mixed 31.1 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 172%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	117x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	18x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	14x

GPU
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	24x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	21x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	17x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	6x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	5x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GBG.SKILL $139Bench 95%, 14,506 samples	5x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $879

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