Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	192% 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.

High background CPU (24%). 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	9.4 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 05:06
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 790 82% 658 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.9% 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 (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 195 Parallax 186 138% 184 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 175 Splatting 127 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% 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: 617 609 628 622 630 630 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 738 Write 642 Mixed 658 SusWrite 623 150% 665 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 89.1 296% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 769 DQ Write 675 DQ Mixed 994 671% 812 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 372%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 132GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 422 434 420 425 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 427 Mixed 316 SusWrite 370 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 43.7 160% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 175 153% 226 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 70GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 91 93 90 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 104 Write 16.2 Mixed 49.7 SusWrite 90.5 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 75%
Hitachi HDN724030ALE640 3TB 4,385 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 83 92 88 85 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 93 Mixed 8.7 SusWrite 87.3 51% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 88%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 92 107 95 93 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 68.5 Write 99.7 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 97.5 52% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.7% 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 (76^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 35.5 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 31.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 115%

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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