Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	125% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '19 at 04:00
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 530 70% 525 Pts	64-Core 539 33% 539 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1610 MHz, MLim: 2155 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Lighting 75.3 Reflection 80.2 Parallax 72.2 61% 75.9 fps	MRender 86.8 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 67.7 61% 75.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 331 326 325 325 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 495 Mixed 394 SusWrite 306 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 65.3 225% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 358 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$89 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2TB free Firmware: CC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 133 134 134 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 136 Write 129 Mixed 60 SusWrite 132 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 73%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 32GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 45 25 28 32 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 132 Write 65.7 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 35.7 95% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.2 146% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 36.2 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 31.5 95% 33.4 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 112% 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	2,227x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	297x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	392x
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 $98Bench 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 $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 $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