Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.4% 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	54.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161104
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '17 at 17:22
Run Duration	355 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 87.5 1-Core 110 2-Core 211 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 344 47% 352 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.43 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	18.4% Very poor	Lighting 3.97 Reflection 5.15 Parallax 58.1 3% 22.4 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 58.9 Splatting 51.6 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7342 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 4381 (B1) Unknown 85 85 180 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 42 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 2639 (F1) Unknown 99 99 27661403395	54.1% Above average	Read 504 Write 346 Mixed 332 87% 394 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 16.6 4K Mixed 4.69 41% 12.9 MB/s	DQ Read 14.5 DQ Write 40.9 DQ Mixed 7.82 12% 21.1 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4872 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2816 (B1) Unknown 95 95 98 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 36 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 894 (F1) Unknown 99 99 30263717013	62.7% Good	Read 510 Write 414 Mixed 420 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 12.6 4K Mixed 13.6 48% 13.9 MB/s	DQ Read 62.1 DQ Write 42.7 DQ Mixed 17.5 22% 40.8 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 134%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 1,355 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 12GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 78.1 Write 57 Mixed 45.1 72% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.17 48% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 3,868 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 0GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	4.22% Terrible	Read 6.11 Write 7.6 Mixed 5.03 8% 6.25 MB/s	4K Read 0.29 4K Write 0.52 4K Mixed 0.12 23% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 4.22% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63% Good	MC Read 15 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 24.6 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 101%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $230Bench 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 $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 $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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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