Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.1% 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	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	18.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160311
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '18 at 05:16
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 145 2-Core 269 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 726 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 61.9 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 349 123 128 124 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 433 Mixed 408 SusWrite 211 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 57.7 196% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 305 228% 302 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 238GB free Firmware: Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 265 266 264 264 266 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 2,332 Write 385 Mixed 1,062 SusWrite 301 222% 1,020 MB/s	4K Read 66.9 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 87.9 308% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 824 DQ Write 993 DQ Mixed 648 561% 822 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 244%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 393GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 118 106 106 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 174 Write 158 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 113 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 114%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$120 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2TB free Firmware: RT17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 129 99 115 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 72.7 Write 113 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 119 60% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.6 214% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.3% Good	MC Read 23.9 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21.5 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 18.6 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 94%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 - $191

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,228x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	392x
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 $48Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $646

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16