Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.2% 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	87.7% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '19 at 03:15
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 588 78% 587 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PNY(196E 11D8) 3GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 70 Parallax 63.6 54% 66.5 fps	MRender 73.1 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 65.9 55% 67.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 291 350 384 364 339 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 498 Write 465 Mixed 344 SusWrite 347 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 71.5 4K Mixed 37 132% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 135 101% 134 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 119%
Ocz-vertex PLUS R2 62GB 506 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 19GB free Firmware: 1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 155 Write 80 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 75.4 22% 100 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 16.8 4K Mixed 9 44% 13.8 MB/s	DQ Read 76 DQ Write 16.8 DQ Mixed 10 17% 34.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 27%
Seagate ST3640623AS 640GB-$192 864 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 504GB free Firmware: SD43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 66 67 76 78 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 41.5 Write 47.5 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 71.3 34% 46.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 20,263 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	MC Read 18 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 15.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 17.5 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 48%

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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	2,220x
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