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 (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	266% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '18 at 07:07
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 148 2-Core 280 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 779 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 801 50% 801 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1239 1017 1012 999 980 967 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,084 Write 1766 Mixed 832 SusWrite 1,036 319% 1,430 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 69.3 240% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,127 DQ Write 897 DQ Mixed 958 732% 994 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 80GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 485 488 487 476 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 489 Mixed 393 SusWrite 482 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 62 210% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 319 252% 350 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 131%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 369GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 482 484 482 481 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 489 Mixed 371 SusWrite 483 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 61.1 204% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 363 267% 350 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 158GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 244 241 244 247 248 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 478 Write 237 Mixed 174 SusWrite 245 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 24.2 128% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 49.9 99% 204 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 85%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 99GB free Firmware: 0106 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 108 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 373 Write 240 Mixed 258 SusWrite 108 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 23.1 4K Mixed 15 51% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 16.3 DQ Write 28.9 DQ Mixed 18 15% 21.1 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 184 182 187 185 185 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 126 Write 95.8 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 185 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 162 164 165 162 162 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 132 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 163 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 114%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 574GB free Firmware: 0106 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 108 109 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 99.3 Write 95.2 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 108 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 33.6 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 31.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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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 $94Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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