Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '19 at 19:45
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 314 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 826 88% 702 Pts	64-Core 871 54% 871 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1601 MHz, MLim: 1975 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Lighting 78 Reflection 81 Parallax 71.7 64% 76.9 fps	MRender 82 Gravity 75.1 Splatting 65 60% 74 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 488 Write 349 Mixed 329 86% 389 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 37.6 149% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 165 129% 182 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 601GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 109 113 111 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 164 Write 163 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 110 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 107%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 583GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 118 119 119 119 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 66.2 Write 110 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 116 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 204% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 71%
Hitachi HTS543225L9SA02 250GB 187 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 122GB free Firmware: FBEAC50F SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 13.2 Write 51.5 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 35 22% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSB.16FBD 1x16GB 2,342 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 13.5 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 17.3 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 48%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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