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 below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151019
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '18 at 05:45
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (31^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 256 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 676 71% 567 Pts	64-Core 693 43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 164 141 139 134 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 350 Write 362 Mixed 287 SusWrite 168 66% 292 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 43.8 144% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 37.3 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 48.6 62% 104 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 124%
Hitachi HMS5C4040ALE640 4TB 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 773GB free Firmware: MPAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 86 85 87 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	51% Above average	Read 92 Write 104 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 85.4 55% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 72%
Hitachi HMS5C4040BLE640 4TB 902 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 67GB free Firmware: MPAOA5D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 63 67 66 66 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 60 Write 58.7 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 65.5 35% 48.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 73%
Hitachi HMS5C4040BLE640 4TB 902 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 444GB free Firmware: MPAOA5D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 79 77 78 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 64 Write 72.5 Mixed 38 SusWrite 76.9 46% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 73%
Hitachi HMS5C4040BLE640 4TB 902 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 474GB free Firmware: MPAOA5D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 76 80 80 79 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 78 Write 68.5 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 78.9 44% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 27 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 25.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 103%

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Gaming 69%

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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	2,223x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	296x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	123x
Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 4,420 samples	96x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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