Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.1% 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.

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	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '18 at 16:04
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 764 81% 648 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98% 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: 2103 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 66.8 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 65.1 54% 67.7 fps	MRender 82 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 56.5 54% 67.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.1% 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 8,356 Write 8,339 Mixed 8,091 1,847% 8,262 MB/s	4K Read 403 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 279 1,088% 303 MB/s	DQ Read 1,064 DQ Write 791 DQ Mixed 812 638% 889 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 329GB free Firmware: UH4400RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 271 169 176 68 46 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 425 Write 337 Mixed 306 SusWrite 186 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 13.6 58% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 31 45% 84.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 58%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 138 138 140 140 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 130 Write 134 Mixed 85 SusWrite 138 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 806GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 169 170 170 171 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 153 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 170 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 117 120 120 123 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 135 Write 84.5 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 118 66% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 182% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 73% 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 (95^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 35.7 117% 40.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 32.8 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 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	2,227x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	297x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	392x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $646

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16