Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.4% 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	May 12 '20 at 04:07
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GUM-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 844 81% 668 Pts	64-Core 849 52% 849 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 70.2 Parallax 62.2 57% 67.6 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 65.2 Splatting 56.4 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 367 358 144 142 145 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 439 Write 360 Mixed 326 SusWrite 237 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 34.6 121% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 262 192% 250 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 95%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 222GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 431 423 462 433 442 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 431 Mixed 364 SusWrite 418 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 40.9 148% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 254 207% 295 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 694GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 148 144 147 144 147 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 135 Mixed 84 SusWrite 145 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 26.2 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 24.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 87%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	2,234x
Core i5-6600KIntel $88Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	475x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	484x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	394x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	123x
Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 4,420 samples	96x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $646

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16