Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	239% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '20 at 06:03
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 785 80% 646 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 163 Parallax 177 136% 169 fps	MRender 239 Gravity 165 Splatting 96.6 128% 167 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 758 772 877 872 861 697 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,090 Write 918 Mixed 744 SusWrite 806 251% 1,140 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 61.3 246% 93.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,086 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 377 364% 597 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 243%
Samsung 860 QVO 4TB-$250 3,023 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2.5TB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 376 472 479 478 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 491 Mixed 427 SusWrite 431 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 54.5 193% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 162 166 167 163 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 144 Write 161 Mixed 72 SusWrite 164 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 94%
Seagate ST6000NM0024-1HT17Z 6TB 821 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 856GB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 143 144 143 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 167 Write 160 Mixed 85 SusWrite 141 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 236% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 119%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 163 164 164 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 137 Write 157 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 162 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 34.5 110% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 31.3 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 119%

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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	2,232x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	475x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	394x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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: $638

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16