Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	179% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 23:34
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 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)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 807 80% 652 Pts	64-Core 807 50% 807 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.98 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 167 Parallax 172 140% 170 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 147 Splatting 110 117% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40 10,318 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0629A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 1154 223 249 807 67 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,335 Write 1,321 Mixed 1,084 SusWrite 460 235% 1,050 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 40.4 210% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 582 DQ Write 1,005 DQ Mixed 77.8 261% 555 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 248%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 137GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1078 221 220 220 220 221 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,971 Write 1,478 Mixed 446 SusWrite 363 235% 1,065 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 234 4K Mixed 49.7 233% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 747 DQ Write 726 DQ Mixed 624 500% 699 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 182%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 301GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 51 47 48 33 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	18.3% Very poor	Read 20.3 Write 26.5 Mixed 16 SusWrite 41.4 19% 26 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1 253% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 18.3% Great: 213%
SMI USB DISK 128GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 22GB free, PID 3350 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 41 41 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 42.2 Write 39.5 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 40.4 56% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 16.9 4K Mixed 14.2 1,108% 14.8 MB/s	DQ Read 15.7 DQ Write 20 DQ Mixed 16.3 1,293% 17.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 130%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2720 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.3% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 14.7 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 18.6 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 95%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	482x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	148x
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 $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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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