Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	115% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '19 at 17:21
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 96.3 2-Core 214 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 419 55% 415 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8554) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Lighting 37.2 Reflection 36.2 Parallax 32.7 30% 35.3 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 33.5 Splatting 35.3 29% 35.3 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 250GB 2,741 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 202 196 185 182 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 468 Mixed 354 SusWrite 207 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 62.9 213% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 351 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 126%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 374GB free Firmware: M0C SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 432 339 234 233 235 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 382 Write 448 Mixed 349 SusWrite 300 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 41.9 154% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 318 241% 324 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 98%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 299GB free Firmware: MS2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 163 161 163 162 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 180 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 160 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 107% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 99%
WD WD5000YS-18MPB1 500GB 1,050 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 132GB free Firmware: 09.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 51 51 51 51 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 59.9 Write 58.3 Mixed 46 SusWrite 51 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 40%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 341GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 127 129 130 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	75% Very good	Read 133 Write 131 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 128 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 109%
ST925031 5AS 250GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 116GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 21 22 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 36.4 Write 35.7 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 21 39% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 18%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 332GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 109 108 110 111 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 91.5 Write 37.5 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 106 89% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 44%
Seagate Desktop 500GB 1,637 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 119GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 35.4 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 21.1 39% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 28.6 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 87%

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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