Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.1% 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	92.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '18 at 07:55
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 255 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 709 76% 606 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1138) 2GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 47.1 Reflection 44.9 Parallax 39.1 38% 43.7 fps	MRender 39.6 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 36.2 32% 39 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB 3,152 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: LBFD07N Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 89 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 48 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 8080 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 3000 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 49 71 120263737393 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 113 113 50085726 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 20576 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 0 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (EC) Unknown 100 100 0 (EE) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 20576 (F2) Unknown 100 100 7765 (F9) Unknown 100 100 561	92.6% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 460 Mixed 383 101% 453 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 39.8 131% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 28.5 DQ Write 94.5 DQ Mixed 20.7 28% 47.9 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 83%
Patriot Blaze 120GB-$30 2,058 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 83GB free Firmware: S9FM02.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1518 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1554 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 13369415 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 38 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4126054	43% Average	Read 173 Write 164 Mixed 257 44% 198 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 4.72 75% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 2.63 34% 81.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 21 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 88%

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

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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	2,213x
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