Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	73.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	187% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1 (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200722
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '21 at 15:42
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^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 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	49.4% Average	Memory 76.5 1-Core 53.5 2-Core 84.6 47% 71.5 Pts	4-Core 123 8-Core 208 20% 165 Pts	64-Core 234 14% 234 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.6% Very good	Lighting 87.2 Reflection 87.5 Parallax 96.2 71% 90.3 fps	MRender 91.5 Gravity 100 Splatting 95.7 79% 95.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1017 712 951 792 818 827 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 2,024 Write 1,640 Mixed 1,482 SusWrite 853 335% 1,500 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 38.9 152% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 198 139% 178 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 355%
Samsung MZVPV128HDGM-00000 128GB 2,105 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 0GB free Firmware: BXW7300Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,054 Write 572 Mixed 504 156% 710 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 23.6 4K Mixed 20.9 76% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 239 160% 193 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 214%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 140 161 155 164 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 123 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 156 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.4 284% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 931GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 95 111 113 116 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 110 Write 106 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 109 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 68%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 617GB free Firmware: MKAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 75 76 65 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 82 Write 84.2 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 72.7 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 87%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 527GB free Firmware: MKAOA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 89 89 89 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 78.7 Write 80.7 Mixed 49 SusWrite 88.4 54% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 2,128 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 22.2 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 13.2 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 68%

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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 $242Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	5x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GBG.SKILL $143Bench 95%, 14,506 samples	5x

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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 $182	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) $30	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