Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	115% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '19 at 20:35
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 748 81% 643 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 360B) 2GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Lighting 34.2 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 40.7 28% 35.9 fps	MRender 43.2 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 36.9 33% 40.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 28%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Patriot Scorch M 256GB 180 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 214 205 208 217 209 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 569 Write 526 Mixed 601 SusWrite 256 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 47.1 186% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 713 DQ Mixed 42.2 151% 315 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 148%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Ramaxel RMUA5090KB78HAF2133 2x8GB 520 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	74.4% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 21.1 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.2 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	2,226x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $67Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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