Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	22.4% 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	89.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 05:02
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 266 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 760 77% 624 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% MSI(1462 2730) 2GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Lighting 27.1 Reflection 29.1 Parallax 32.2 22% 29.5 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 22.7 Splatting 34.3 23% 27.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 124 112 112 113 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 460 Write 409 Mixed 283 SusWrite 155 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 41.6 152% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 144 161% 275 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 116%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 983GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 108 108 108 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 83.4 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 107 65% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 87%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 12GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 54 59 59 60 72 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 75.5 Write 75.4 Mixed 51.4 SusWrite 61.3 49% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 57%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 154 154 154 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 118 Write 102 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 153 71% 99 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 92%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 198GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 90.2 Write 99 Mixed 64.9 SusWrite 76.4 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 4TB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 103GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 118 120 118 120 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 97.4 Write 94 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 118 70% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 114%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 36GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 82 82 82 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 43.3 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 82.1 51% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 101%

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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42.2 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 35.8 117% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 32.8 99% 34.7 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%

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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 $250Bench 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	198x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	178x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

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