Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

High background CPU (29%). 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, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	18.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171201
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '18 at 18:08
Run Duration	101 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 298 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 813 81% 659 Pts	64-Core 843 52% 843 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 9 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3004 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1669 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 94 94 201 (AE) Unknown 100 100 591 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1036 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 53 201864380444 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 94 94 6 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 22085910136 (F7) Unknown 100 100 40633915 (F8) Unknown 100 100 992997265	79.3% Very good	Read 517 Write 187 Mixed 240 69% 315 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 26.6 124% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 42.8 82% 167 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 471GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 14 (03) Spinup time 175 173 2233 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3027 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4638 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1605 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 462 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2565 (C2) HDA temperature 115 97 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 3 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 3	79.1% Very good	Read 143 Write 133 Mixed 133 103% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.17 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.2 52% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMD16GX4M2A2666C15 01BA 8GBF1X08JEEE36-12-K 029E CMD16GX4M2A2666C15 24GB 2700, 2700, 2700 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.5% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 18 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 20.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns

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Gaming 69%

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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 $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 $124	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