Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	118% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 03:30
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 148 2-Core 277 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 788 79% 643 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 150 Parallax 128 112% 138 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 134 Splatting 110 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 285 272 226 201 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 484 Mixed 376 SusWrite 261 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 61.6 213% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 707GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 95 95 94 93 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 96.2 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 93.7 67% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 42GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 72 54 69 72 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 60.8 Write 61.2 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 66.8 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 67%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 288GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 127 128 127 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 169 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 128 93% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 34.2 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 31.3 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%

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Desktop 87%

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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