Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.9% 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	97.3% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151216
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '20 at 18:12
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	CRI-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 (95^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 231 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 731 74% 598 Pts	64-Core 702 44% 702 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)	57.9% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 72.1 Parallax 61.5 58% 68.3 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 67.8 Splatting 71.5 58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 57 57 58 56 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 294 Mixed 366 SusWrite 98.2 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 55 183% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 134%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 1TB 12,662 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 741GB free Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1110 1243 1165 1140 1138 1124 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,159 Write 1,178 Mixed 1,091 SusWrite 1,153 310% 1,395 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 51.5 207% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,307 DQ Write 839 DQ Mixed 1280 899% 1,142 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 330%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 759GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 130 128 134 134 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 167 Write 167 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 132 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 107%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.3 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 23.4 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 95%

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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	2,213x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	472x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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