Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.4% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (40%). 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	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '19 at 09:23
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 135 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 525 71% 528 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 110 Parallax 94.2 87% 104 fps	MRender 94.5 Gravity 97.4 Splatting 95.7 78% 95.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB-$192 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 332 332 332 329 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 392 Mixed 243 SusWrite 338 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 36.3 145% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 152 160% 265 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 110%
Corsair Force 3 60GB 4,789 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 5GB free Firmware: 1.3.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 66 63 69 78 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 184 Write 59.7 Mixed 101 SusWrite 66.9 23% 103 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 29.4 110% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 81.7 DQ Write 57.9 DQ Mixed 59.3 47% 66.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 52%
WD WD5002AALX-00J37A0 500GB 10,663 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 297GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 113 112 113 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 66 SusWrite 113 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 72%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: MN6OA5Q0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 117 108 89 80 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 125 Write 126 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 104 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 32GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 27.9 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 23.6 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 84%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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 $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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16