Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	190% 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.

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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	9.3 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 05:01
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 265 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 801 78% 642 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.4% 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: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 193 Parallax 188 141% 184 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 175 Splatting 124 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% 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% 667GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 606 610 630 626 621 642 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 738 Write 628 Mixed 661 SusWrite 623 149% 663 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 88.7 294% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 770 DQ Write 612 DQ Mixed 976 653% 786 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 372%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 132GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 418 431 421 421 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 419 Mixed 306 SusWrite 424 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 41.9 156% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 174 155% 232 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 70GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 93 91 89 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 19.3 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 91.3 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 75%
Hitachi HDN724030ALE640 3TB 4,385 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 87 84 82 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 62.3 Write 84 Mixed 19.7 SusWrite 83.9 45% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 95% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 88%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 100 93 97 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 99.7 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 96.7 55% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.4% 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 (78^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 35.6 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 29.2 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 115%

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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 $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