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 below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	188% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 8 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1 (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '23 at 21:08
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 231 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 608 61% 495 Pts	64-Core 608 38% 608 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3896) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 537.34 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 275 Reflection 236 Parallax 311 224% 274 fps	MRender 299 Gravity 226 Splatting 164 181% 230 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 202%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,493 Write 925 Mixed 1,181 335% 1,533 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 66.7 214% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 784 DQ Write 704 DQ Mixed 704 539% 731 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$60 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 46GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 471 Write 447 Mixed 291 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 42 151% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 292 239% 341 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 104GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 147 Write 146 Mixed 21.2 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 107%
WD WD2500BEVS-22UST0 250GB 10,566 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 26GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 48.2 Write 49.2 Mixed 35.7 33% 44.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 32%
WD My Passport 07A8 1TB 5,659 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 667GB free, PID 07a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 82.4 Write 80.5 Mixed 54.5 90% 72.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 46%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 965 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 52GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 41.1 Write 37.7 Mixed 35.7 48% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 4.7 308% 5.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 4,608 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.9 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 22.1 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	53	27	120	32"	1280 720	DEL428B DELL G3223Q

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	118x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	21x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	17x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	7x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	5x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GBG.SKILL $139Bench 95%, 14,506 samples	5x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $822

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16