Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	12.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '20 at 03:13
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 as expected (49^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 76.7 1-Core 124 2-Core 231 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 698 71% 576 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Lighting 79.2 Reflection 80.5 Parallax 76.4 64% 78.7 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 74.2 Splatting 72.2 60% 72.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 277 235 209 201 175 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 421 Write 409 Mixed 361 SusWrite 226 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 58.6 184% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 23GB free Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 103 98 97 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 363 Write 91.3 Mixed 139 SusWrite 96.5 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 13.1 4K Mixed 19.1 71% 19.4 MB/s	DQ Read 94.6 DQ Write 39 DQ Mixed 52.1 42% 61.9 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 87%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 205GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 89 89 89 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 160 Write 148 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 88.3 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 109%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 494GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 81 81 80 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 81.2 Write 79.7 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 80.5 107% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 100%
SanDisk SD SDDR-289 32GB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 16GB free, PID b6ba Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 36 38 36 39 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 41.5 Write 39.7 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 35.6 52% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.1 209% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 36%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.3% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 13.6 MC Mixed 11.4 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 7.8 26% 9 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 115%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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