Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost 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.

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 14:10
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 262 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 716 72% 586 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% PNY(196E 1336) ≥ 4GB; PNY 2080 super CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 180 Parallax 177 153% 182 fps	MRender 205 Gravity 165 Splatting 117 128% 162 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,082 Write 1,410 Mixed 582 298% 1,358 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 59.4 231% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,166 DQ Write 1,023 DQ Mixed 802 681% 997 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 74GB free Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1923 Write 1,361 Mixed 669 290% 1,318 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 74.7 275% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,367 DQ Write 1,099 DQ Mixed 981 803% 1,149 MB/s
Poor: 134% Great: 292%
Maxtor 6L160M0 160GB-$100 486 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 58GB free Firmware: BACE1G10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 45 45 44 43 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 37.8 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 44.5 28% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 37%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$84 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 11GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 46 45 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 32 Write 51.3 Mixed 36 SusWrite 44.2 30% 40.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 70% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2133 2OZ 4x8GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 23.7 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 20.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 118%

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Gaming 84%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 71%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	101x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	11x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	16x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	16x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	10x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	10x
GIGABYTE GP-ASM2 512GBNvmeBench 198%, 167 samples	6x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 68%, 16,658 samples	5x
CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x16GBUnknownBench 72%, 338 samples	5x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	4x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $730

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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