Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 98% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.8% 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	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '18 at 12:01
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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 (100^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 774 82% 655 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.2% 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: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 65 Reflection 71 Parallax 62.9 53% 66.3 fps	MRender 76.6 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 56 52% 65.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 220GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8991 Write 8,281 Mixed 8,330 1,905% 8,534 MB/s	4K Read 389 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 256 1,038% 291 MB/s	DQ Read 1,038 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 736 599% 856 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 326GB free Firmware: UH4400RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 277 261 283 281 282 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 424 Write 366 Mixed 315 SusWrite 293 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 14.2 66% 23.9 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 89 DQ Mixed 31 43% 80.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 58%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 100 123 131 133 134 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 126 Write 129 Mixed 89 SusWrite 111 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 784GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 171 170 171 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 145 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 170 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 224% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 124 125 125 123 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	66% Good	Read 107 Write 68 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 122 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 181% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 66% 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)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 35.8 117% 40.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 47 SC Mixed 32.7 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 114% 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 $90Bench 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: $641

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 $175	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