Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	339% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1 (all builds)
Memory	56.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '21 at 07:02
Run Duration	342 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 282 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 744 77% 620 Pts	64-Core 757 47% 757 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 126 Parallax 110 91% 116 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 108 Splatting 94.2 83% 102 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 819GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 334% 512GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1657 1755 1779 1814 1807 1837 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	339% Outstanding	Read 3,069 Write 2,090 Mixed 1,040 SusWrite 1,775 443% 1,993 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 61.9 221% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,064 DQ Write 727 DQ Mixed 777 612% 856 MB/s
Poor: 259% ↑ This bench: 339% Great: 371%
Samsung 850 Evo 4TB-$470 765 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 813 404 404 405 405 403 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 85% Great: 133%
WD WD6001FZWX-00A2VA0 10TB 184GB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 238 237 241 243 237 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 238 Write 212 Mixed 131 SusWrite 238 150% 205 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.5 1,705% 13.7 MB/s

WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 138GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 131 132 133 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 90.9 Write 168 Mixed 89 SusWrite 133 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 324% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 118%
WD My Book 25ED 10TB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2.5TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 91 90 89 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 182 Write 190 Mixed 125 SusWrite 90.2 193% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 214% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 98%
WD My Book 25ED 10TB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 6.5TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 90 90 91 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 183 Write 195 Mixed 116 SusWrite 90.2 192% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 98%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 862GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 111 Write 102 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 89.5 118% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 60%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 91 91 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 151 Write 171 Mixed 107 SusWrite 90.4 173% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 214% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 86%
WD My Book 25EE 10TB 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 164 Write 173 Mixed 104 SusWrite 90 174% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 217% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB-$351 1,197 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 34.7 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 33 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 172%

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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 $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	5x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GBG.SKILL $139Bench 95%, 14,506 samples	5x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $879

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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