Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	71.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (36%). 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '18 at 09:43
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 605 81% 606 Pts	64-Core 610 38% 610 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% PNY(196E 1211) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 187 Parallax 171 143% 178 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 171 Splatting 107 106% 132 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDTR500GB 500GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1126A SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 256 76 96 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 360 Write 328 Mixed 338 SusWrite 146 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 38.9 131% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 125 102% 149 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 103%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 167GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 121 121 121 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 132 Write 128 Mixed 31 SusWrite 120 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 108%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 88GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 68 71 71 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 66.8 Write 69.8 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 70.2 46% 62.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 11,954 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 29.2 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 29.5 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 107%

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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%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 - $191

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,218x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

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 $45Bench 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 $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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