Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	127% 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	248% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	60.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 3620 x 2036 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 02:55
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	3%

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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 736 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 194 Parallax 195 144% 189 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 176 Splatting 119 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 811GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1337 1099 1159 1161 1144 1153 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,721 Write 1,646 Mixed 634 SusWrite 1,175 290% 1,294 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 61.8 212% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,011 DQ Write 886 DQ Mixed 878 677% 925 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 302%
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 512GB 514 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 81GB free Firmware: HTRAN101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 137 98 122 125 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 338 Write 215 Mixed 333 SusWrite 136 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 38.3 124% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 240 173% 224 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 105%
Intel 535 Series 480GB-$180 3,042 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 447GB free Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 189 215 216 204 200 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 315 Write 222 Mixed 282 SusWrite 202 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 20.8 4K Mixed 18.2 78% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 97.1 DQ Mixed 111 92% 135 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x16GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 23.9 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 68.3 58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 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 $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 $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