Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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.
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.

High background CPU (29%). 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	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160311
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '20 at 17:07
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 737 78% 625 Pts	64-Core 737 46% 737 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF4) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	134% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 178 Parallax 181 151% 182 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 162 Splatting 114 126% 161 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 139%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69 12,601 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,553 Write 878 Mixed 844 240% 1,092 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 55.3 200% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,199 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 497 435% 674 MB/s
Poor: 136% Great: 262%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 371GB free Firmware: S0530B0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 481 Write 420 Mixed 383 95% 428 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 29.3 129% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 47.6 88% 167 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 102%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 6TB 2,132 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 282 Write 261 Mixed 40.5 141% 195 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.9 280% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 88% Great: 293%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 407GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,619 Write 39.5 Mixed 75.5 1,606% 2,245 MB/s	4K Read 882 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.1 37,026% 295 MB/s
Poor: 26% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 30.2 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.4 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 105%

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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	2,213x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	472x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	294x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	198x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	178x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	148x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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