Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	26.9% 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	119% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 12:52
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 103 2-Core 258 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 725 71% 580 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 847A) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Lighting 30.9 Reflection 29.4 Parallax 36.5 25% 32.3 fps	MRender 40.8 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 32.7 30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 802GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 435 446 448 415 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 456 Mixed 405 SusWrite 428 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 53.4 181% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 307 246% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 125%
WD WD30EZRS-00J99B0 3TB 2,807 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 71 68 68 71 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 58.7 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 68.8 44% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 72%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 130GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 97 93 83 94 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 106 Write 86 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 91.7 55% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 107%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 8GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 60 64 65 66 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 61 Write 64 Mixed 45 SusWrite 63.6 80% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 60%
WD My Book 1140 4TB 1,831 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 87GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 109 110 113 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 109 Write 116 Mixed 29 SusWrite 110 121% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 50%
ASMT 2115 8TB 79 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 3.5TB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 156 154 155 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 145 Write 150 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 154 183% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 217% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.4 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 24 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 110%

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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	2,220x
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