Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	239% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '19 at 01:37
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 145 2-Core 289 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 775 80% 643 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 198 Parallax 195 145% 190 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 170 Splatting 124 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 539 326 327 326 329 326 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,245 Write 1,467 Mixed 1,000 SusWrite 362 280% 1,268 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 82 277% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 862 DQ Mixed 932 696% 924 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 219GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 470 462 473 468 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 462 Mixed 426 SusWrite 467 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 56 178% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 347 264% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 133 138 130 142 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 125 Write 158 Mixed 74 SusWrite 136 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 159 169 160 168 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 111 Write 92.3 Mixed 51 SusWrite 164 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 25.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 28.2 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 104%

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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	2,225x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $90Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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