Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 91.4%, 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)
Boot Drive	141% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '18 at 04:23
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 266 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 724 73% 594 Pts	64-Core 765 47% 765 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 65.1 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 62.9 53% 65.2 fps	MRender 73.5 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 57.4 52% 65 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 14,022 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 476GB free Firmware: 57DC4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1082 1175 1143 1153 1194 1199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 959 Write 1,151 Mixed 868 SusWrite 1,157 234% 1,034 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 58.7 215% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 944 DQ Write 794 DQ Mixed 675 559% 804 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 235%
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV256 256GB 8,369 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5L0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 291 289 289 289 289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 1,004 Write 298 Mixed 286 SusWrite 290 103% 469 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 36.1 186% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 408 361% 562 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 147%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 931GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 415 408 403 413 415 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 454 Mixed 409 SusWrite 409 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 44.7 155% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 487GB free Firmware: 19.01H19 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 110 110 107 104 109 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 100 Mixed 69 SusWrite 108 68% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 175 167 150 155 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 258GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 40 41 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 38.3 Write 39.2 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 40.5 52% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 22%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 1,150 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 29GB free, PID 00d4 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 8.5 16 16 15 16 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	9.96% Terrible	Read 26.5 Write 15.5 Mixed 12 SusWrite 12.9 21% 16.7 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1 79% 3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 9.96% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 32.3 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 30.3 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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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	2,220x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	296x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	149x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16