Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160826
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '18 at 19:30
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 269 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 742 77% 617 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 70.5 Parallax 63.6 56% 67.5 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 57 52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 504 Write 489 Mixed 404 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 66.9 241% 90.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Corsai Force GT 120GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 9GB free Firmware: 1.3. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 393 Write 151 Mixed 202 54% 249 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 37.7 168% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 152 112% 146 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 17GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 107 107 104 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 121 Write 119 Mixed 66 SusWrite 106 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 75%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$137 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 41GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 160 159 157 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 158 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 158 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 342% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 104%
Samsun HD103SJ 1TB 286 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 42GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 98 99 87 110 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 116 Write 135 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 101 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 79%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 38GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 111 123 128 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 138 Write 94.3 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 116 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 84%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 149GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 62.8 Write 61.5 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 58.2 69% 52 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 27.1 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 29.1 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 104%

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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	2,232x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	475x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	394x
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 $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $643

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16