Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	65.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	272% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '20 at 00:52
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 269 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 797 80% 648 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 1982) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Lighting 82.7 Reflection 89.1 Parallax 85.5 67% 85.8 fps	MRender 81.7 Gravity 76.3 Splatting 70.4 62% 76.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 342GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1818 901 609 609 611 609 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,953 Write 1,915 Mixed 1,376 SusWrite 860 342% 1,526 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 78.6 271% 99.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1383 DQ Write 1,213 DQ Mixed 1287 968% 1,294 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 40GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 298 298 299 299 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 440 Mixed 373 SusWrite 315 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 56.5 191% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 178GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 93 94 96 94 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 74 Write 57.2 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 92.5 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 67%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 162 162 162 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 169 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 162 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.2 387% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 94%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 137 138 138 139 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 38.7 Write 126 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 137 63% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 161 164 164 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 153 Mixed 110 SusWrite 163 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 109%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 33.9 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 33 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

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Gaming 69%

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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	2,218x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	149x
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 $45Bench 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 $273	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 $15	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