Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1

Performance Results

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


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	209% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '18 at 03:42
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 269 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 755 81% 642 Pts	64-Core 760 47% 760 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2999 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 199 Reflection 211 Parallax 187 162% 199 fps	Gravity 194 Splatting 131 139% 162 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1013 340 577 401 61 420 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 2,224 Write 1,053 Mixed 956 SusWrite 469 259% 1,175 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 49.8 186% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 520 DQ Write 1,028 DQ Mixed 681 544% 743 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 372%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 241GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 394 390 393 396 395 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 390 Mixed 305 SusWrite 392 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 41.5 150% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 199 174% 257 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 398GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 99 100 98 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 116 Write 122 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 98.9 72% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 104%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 170 168 169 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 177 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 169 98% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 33.1 110% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 46.8 SC Mixed 33 98% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%

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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 $242Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	5x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GBG.SKILL $143Bench 95%, 14,506 samples	5x

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Total price: $889

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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