Gigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC Force-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	298% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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

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System	Gigabyte Z170X-SOC Force
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC Force-CF (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '23 at 08:06
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$248 712,312 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)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 675 71% 567 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.6% Very good	Lighting 89.9 Reflection 104 Parallax 93.4 73% 95.8 fps	MRender 87.3 Gravity 86.2 Splatting 78.8 68% 84.1 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 83%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2230 500GB SSD 159 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 429GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS223610 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2093 2160 2183 2228 2241 698 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 1,709 Write 2,235 Mixed 1,738 SusWrite 1,934 431% 1,904 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 72.6 239% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,033 DQ Write 613 DQ Mixed 944 671% 863 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 311%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 12.3 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 15.1 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 85%

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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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Typical GA-Z170X-SOC Force-CF Builds (Compare 60 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 103%

UFO

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 87%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC Force-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	46x
Core i7-7700KIntel $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	8x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	6x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $110Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	10x
540s Series 1TBIntelBench 81%, 1,702 samples	3x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	3x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 106%, 1,354 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C15 4x4GBCorsairBench 80%, 416 samples	3x
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 1x16GBG.SKILLBench 49%, 72 samples	3x

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Total price: $765

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16