Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	110% 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	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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '21 at 17:20
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	VEN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 87.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 259 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 742 72% 589 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0521) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.3 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.1% Above average	Lighting 65.7 Reflection 65.6 Parallax 89.1 54% 73.5 fps	MRender 67.5 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 47.5 49% 61.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 357 351 356 357 356 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 348 Mixed 298 SusWrite 354 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 45.9 174% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 262 224% 329 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 128%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 222GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 70 73 75 75 78 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 430 Write 146 Mixed 149 SusWrite 77.6 44% 201 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 23.8 122% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 57.4 88% 172 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 316GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 181 178 180 182 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 117 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 180 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 112%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 103GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 80 80 81 80 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 81.9 Write 79.7 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 79.6 55% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 58%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 123GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 81 81 83 82 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 83.3 Write 73.2 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 81.4 55% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 113% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SP008GBLFU213B02 2x8GB 385 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.4 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 11.9 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 81%

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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	189x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	73x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	25x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	43x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	26x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	15x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 68%, 16,658 samples	12x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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 $40	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