Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 15:47
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 770 76% 622 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 67.7 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 64 55% 67.7 fps	MRender 74.6 Gravity 63 Splatting 56.2 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 234GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,291 Write 8218 Mixed 8,085 1,833% 8,198 MB/s	4K Read 388 4K Write 223 4K Mixed 274 1,058% 295 MB/s	DQ Read 1,068 DQ Write 784 DQ Mixed 810 637% 887 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 329GB free Firmware: UH4400RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 199 114 138 16 31 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 416 Write 358 Mixed 320 SusWrite 98 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 13.8 57% 21.1 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 71.3 DQ Mixed 29.9 40% 72.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 58%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 137 139 140 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 130 Write 127 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 138 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 806GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 168 170 169 170 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 172 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 170 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 230% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 118 115 119 120 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 120 Write 116 Mixed 26 SusWrite 118 68% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 196% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 35.5 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 32.8 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%

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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%

Gunboat

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