Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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	172% 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 (19%). 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	9.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '19 at 04:51
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 96.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 252 94% 164 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 737 70% 581 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2762 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 192 Parallax 189 142% 185 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 182 Splatting 122 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 659GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 579 583 604 585 623 586 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 691 Write 579 Mixed 617 SusWrite 593 140% 620 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 75.3 250% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 752 DQ Write 630 DQ Mixed 743 542% 708 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 372%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 132GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 412 426 410 431 405 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 416 Mixed 310 SusWrite 416 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 40.7 147% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 200 167% 240 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 70GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 94 91 94 91 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 102 Write 76.2 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 92 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 75%
Hitachi HDN724030ALE640 3TB 4,385 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 101 91 100 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 76 Write 74.5 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 95 45% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 90% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 88%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 103 98 99 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 70.2 Write 64.5 Mixed 11 SusWrite 96.2 44% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 33.2 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 29.9 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 115%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	149x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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