Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	139% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z170X-Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 01:44
Run Duration	307 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 222 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 688 65% 537 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 180 Parallax 171 171% 187 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 164 Splatting 112 105% 130 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,054 Write 1,222 Mixed 725 292% 1,334 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 61.7 235% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,128 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 461 411% 642 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 283%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 122GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 106 105 104 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 98.8 Write 103 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 104 65% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 104%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 154 157 155 148 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 147 Write 150 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 153 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.1 299% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 105%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 126 126 128 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 117 Write 132 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 125 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 104%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$169 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 152 155 154 162 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 182 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 156 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 326% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 110%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 698GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 9.1 21 22 21 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 37 Mixed 26 SusWrite 19.2 39% 29.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 22%
WD My Book Essentials 2TB 1,714 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 822GB free, PID 1110 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 33 22 21 21 21 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 38 Write 36.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 23.2 41% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 22%
WDC WD80 EFAX-68LHPN0 8TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 95 92 93 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 134 Write 151 Mixed 110 SusWrite 93.1 164% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.3 218% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 82%
WDC WD80 EFAX-68LHPN0 8TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 95 92 93 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 153 Write 168 Mixed 124 SusWrite 93.2 180% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 82%
WDC WD80 EFAX-68LHPN0 8TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 7TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 174 172 182 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 178 Write 190 Mixed 128 SusWrite 178 230% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 82%
WDC WD80 EFAX-68LHPN0 8TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 7TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 177 183 187 186 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 180 Write 192 Mixed 128 SusWrite 184 233% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 211% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 3,531 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.5 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 23.6 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 129%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	297x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	96x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	136x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	29x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	15x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $461

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