Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	19.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	8.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '20 at 17:30
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 (99^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 259 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 724 75% 602 Pts	64-Core 720 45% 720 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 6B76) CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.5% Very poor	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 52.2 0% 38.8 fps	MRender 80.4 Gravity 55.7 Splatting 73.7 57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6 Pro 256GB-$110 927 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 391 393 426 418 435 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 464 Mixed 308 SusWrite 409 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 46.1 165% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 225 204% 310 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 111%
Plextor PX-1TM9PeG 1TB 373 User benchmarks, average bench 221% 443GB free Firmware: 1.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1353 807 868 875 866 876 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 1,871 Write 1981 Mixed 1,440 SusWrite 941 350% 1,558 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 86.1 294% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,378 DQ Write 1,115 DQ Mixed 969 801% 1154 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 270%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$29 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 845GB free Firmware: 01.01K03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 146 147 149 149 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 147 Write 140 Mixed 87 SusWrite 148 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 191% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 20.3 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 22.3 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 80%

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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	2,220x
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