Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	38.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '17 at 05:35
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 228 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 732 66% 557 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 387.92 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Lighting 50.6 Reflection 47.1 Parallax 42.1 41% 46.6 fps	MRender 39.6 Gravity 42.8 Splatting 38 33% 40.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A480G 480GB 848 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 227GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.G Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6940 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 662 (A8) Unknown 100 100 148 (AA) Unknown 100 100 666 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1114171 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 48 (C2) HDA temperature 64 54 197569544228 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 74 (DA) Unknown 100 100 74 (E7) Temperature 100 100 98 (E9) Unknown 100 100 8974 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 17398 (F2) Unknown 100 100 35198 (F4) Unknown 100 100 17 (F5) Unknown 100 100 59 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1624128	75.6% Very good	Read 511 Write 479 Mixed 499 111% 496 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 11.7 48% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 56.9 96% 187 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 100%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 158 153 11058 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 582 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6700 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 582 (10) Unknown 5 195 93429497154 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 21 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 560 (C2) HDA temperature 112 105 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	80% Very good	Read 140 Write 138 Mixed 141 106% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 2.53 4K Mixed 0.34 111% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 409GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 170 4316 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2447 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 11775 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1852 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 686 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1760 (C2) HDA temperature 113 91 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	60% Good	Read 120 Write 89.4 Mixed 93.4 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.43 117% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 357GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 168 4425 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2505 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12067 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1870 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 703 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1801 (C2) HDA temperature 107 90 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 9 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 199 18	54% Above average	Read 108 Write 80.2 Mixed 94.7 71% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.97 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.49 126% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 76%
SanDisk Extreme Pro USB 3.0 128GB-$60 1,435 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 68GB free, PID 5588 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 241 Write 154 Mixed 114 197% 170 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 10.3 4K Mixed 4.79 550% 8.42 MB/s	DQ Read 10.6 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 4.8 580% 8.84 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.4 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 8.7 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 90%

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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	2,213x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	472x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	198x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	178x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	148x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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