Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.09% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	258% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 11:56
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 748 79% 630 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 183 Reflection 199 Parallax 182 149% 188 fps	Gravity 187 Splatting 122 132% 154 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.09% Terrible	Lighting 8.37 Reflection 12 Parallax 9.34 7% 9.9 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 7.53 Splatting 16.7 11% 12.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.09% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 313 311 310 313 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,974 Write 1,192 Mixed 870 SusWrite 342 242% 1,094 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 89 321% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,558 DQ Write 1,103 DQ Mixed 1,033 852% 1,231 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 236%
Crucial M550 512GB-$283 5,683 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 148GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 373 302 294 269 260 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 472 Mixed 302 SusWrite 320 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 45.8 169% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 227 203% 307 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 227GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 181 181 180 186 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 151 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 179 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 46GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 129 130 129 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 122 Write 30 Mixed 59 SusWrite 130 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 72%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 507GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 125 127 127 127 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 130 Write 134 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 127 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 87%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 379GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 93 93 92 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 94.2 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 92.5 66% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 63%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 96GB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 69 72 74 74 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 94 Write 97.5 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 70.4 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 34.5 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 32.1 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 119%

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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	2,220x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	149x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

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 $178	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