Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1

Performance Results


Gaming 199% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 167% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	219% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	316% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1 (all builds)
Memory	60.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 21:48
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 720 77% 613 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	219% Outstanding	Lighting 331 Reflection 278 Parallax 322 270% 310 fps	MRender 356 Gravity 256 Splatting 185 208% 266 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB 6,080 User benchmarks, average bench 347% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1423 1512 2170 2205 2265 2266 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 1,392 Write 1,597 Mixed 1457 SusWrite 1,973 364% 1,605 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 82.2 265% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,432 DQ Write 1,150 DQ Mixed 1,302 972% 1,295 MB/s
Poor: 173% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 502%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 231 293 292 293 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 422 Mixed 390 SusWrite 280 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 61.9 211% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Pcie SSD 2TB 4,674 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 2TB free Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1574 1556 1618 1576 977 863 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 974 Write 1,148 Mixed 1,142 SusWrite 1,360 262% 1,156 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 79.2 265% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,473 DQ Write 1,260 DQ Mixed 1,368 1,024% 1,367 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 309%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 762GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 83 91 90 92 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 118 Write 108 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 89.6 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 222% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL16G36C16U4W.M8FB1 4x16GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 27.3 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 27.1 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 145%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 44: 7R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
44%	27%	45	324	257	144	27"	2560 1440	ACR06C1 XV272U

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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 $241Bench 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 $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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Total price: $894

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 $179	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