Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160826
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '19 at 01:04
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 773 77% 628 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 188 Parallax 188 138% 182 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 168 Splatting 115 108% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,595 Write 2,419 Mixed 1,778 504% 2,264 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 89.3 294% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,079 DQ Write 935 DQ Mixed 1,016 759% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 148GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 473 270 245 244 249 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 419 Write 479 Mixed 384 SusWrite 327 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 41.5 153% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 324 247% 332 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 99%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 230GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 89 93 94 92 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 114 Write 99 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 92.8 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.7 192% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 63%
ASMT 2115 2TB 1,348 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 202 205 194 196 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 166 Write 176 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 199 212% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 44% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 27.9 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 28 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 110%

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

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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	2,213x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	472x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	482x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	148x
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 $40Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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