Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% 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	91.2% 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	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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	19.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 20:22
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 82.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 758 78% 629 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 92%

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: 390.77 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 197 Parallax 173 136% 179 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 181 Splatting 135 120% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 334 291 272 263 258 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 347 Write 363 Mixed 313 SusWrite 293 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 47.5 154% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 246 186% 249 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 134%
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 433GB free Firmware: SVN105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1200 1358 1427 1468 1463 1457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,355 Write 1,485 Mixed 1,210 SusWrite 1,395 359% 1,611 MB/s	4K Read 63.4 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 90.5 301% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,318 DQ Write 1032 DQ Mixed 1,112 849% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 333%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 324GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 113 117 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 126 Write 128 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 115 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 109%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB 352 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 13GB free, PID 4000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 45 46 45 45 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 122 Write 42.5 Mixed 37 SusWrite 44.5 70% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.6 118% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 11,284 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.1% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 11 34% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 13.2 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 118%

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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 $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 $90Bench 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: 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 $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