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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	97.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '18 at 04:49
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 266 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 784 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 480GB-$129 8,505 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0803B5a SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 164 92 93 95 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 454 Mixed 373 SusWrite 166 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 47.3 167% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 258 215% 311 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 95%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB 7,666 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 153GB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 92 76 79 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 89.7 Write 86.5 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 85.7 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 70%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 17GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 133 133 129 129 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 109 Write 124 Mixed 67 SusWrite 127 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 25.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 25.9 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	2,220x
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 $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 $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 $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