Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	121% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 8 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 (12%). 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	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 01:23
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 262 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 551 74% 554 Pts	64-Core 555 34% 555 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 64.8 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 60.7 53% 64.3 fps	Gravity 58.4 Splatting 51.2 48% 54.8 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 936GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 471 474 477 472 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 483 Mixed 430 SusWrite 450 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 57.7 189% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 313 237% 318 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 135%
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 33GB free Firmware: 5.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 134 136 201 177 MB/s Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	70.6% Very good	Read 250 Write 248 Mixed 247 SusWrite 151 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 34.8 140% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 160 130% 184 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 92%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 43GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 107 106 105 106 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 508 Write 154 Mixed 224 SusWrite 113 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 41.8 160% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 284 209% 278 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 124%
Corsair Force GT 180GB-$395 889 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 167GB free Firmware: 1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 130 104 110 143 97 MB/s Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	76.5% Very good	Read 282 Write 225 Mixed 243 SusWrite 123 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 38 152% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 186 157% 230 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 881GB free Firmware: MKAOA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 128 129 129 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 124 Write 121 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 129 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 36.9 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 32.2 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 107%

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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	2,213x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	472x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 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	199x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	148x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $182	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) $30	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