Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	96.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161104
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '16 at 23:42
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 95.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 271 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 738 72% 593 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6180) CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 151 Reflection 162 Parallax 139 123% 151 fps	Gravity 143 Splatting 117 113% 130 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 192GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9358 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2099 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 41 (AE) Unknown 100 100 260 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 42 249109086237 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 12 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 24801450347 (F7) Unknown 100 100 134893413 (F8) Unknown 100 100 83869769	105% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 456 Mixed 462 106% 476 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 35.8 157% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 51 86% 161 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8050 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1935 (B1) Unknown 97 97 30 (B3) Unknown 100 1 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 42 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 244 (F1) Unknown 99 99 19324754214	96.3% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 350 Mixed 350 89% 402 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 27.6 144% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 76.6 110% 207 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 118%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 2.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 117 Write 101 Mixed 89.2 128% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.23 77% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 55%
WDC WD40 EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 2TB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 34.2 Write 29.8 Mixed 32.2 41% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.21 75% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 18%

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 2133 MHz clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 34.5 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 30 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 - $191

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,228x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	392x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	149x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	123x
Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 4,420 samples	96x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $646

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16