Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '19 at 01:23
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 261 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 720 72% 585 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 36E1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 64.7 58% 69.2 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 66.2 Splatting 58 53% 65.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 484 Mixed 370 101% 452 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 56.6 184% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 365 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 122%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 526GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 122 124 124 124 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 106 Write 100 Mixed 81 SusWrite 123 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 87%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 47GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 117 117 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 122 Write 121 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 117 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 73%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1TB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 98 99 99 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 97.5 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 98.3 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 73%
WD WD60PURX-64LZMY0 6TB 1,184 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 126 127 127 125 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 140 Write 108 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 126 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 100%
Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164 6TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 140 141 141 140 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 138 Write 117 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 140 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 34 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 31.3 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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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	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $706

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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