Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	131% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '20 at 05:41
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 (97^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 97.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 261 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 696 70% 569 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3081) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 170 Parallax 182 148% 178 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 152 Splatting 107 120% 153 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,091 Write 877 Mixed 693 266% 1,221 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 58.9 237% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,097 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 378 359% 585 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 873GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1361 1343 1326 1361 1364 1369 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,098 Write 1,436 Mixed 615 SusWrite 1,354 254% 1,126 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 31.6 4K Mixed 17.9 62% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 729 DQ Mixed 499 454% 695 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 354%
Sabrent Rocket Q 4TB 450 User benchmarks, average bench 308% 2TB free Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2753 2797 2798 2793 2795 2790 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	388% Outstanding	Read 1,374 Write 2,627 Mixed 1,684 SusWrite 2,788 483% 2,118 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 91.4 320% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1474 DQ Write 1,423 DQ Mixed 1,441 1,084% 1,446 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 388% Great: 403%
Seagate Expansion Desk 14TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 13TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 105 92 90 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 122%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 32,191 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 36.6 118% 41.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 33 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%

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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	2,227x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	297x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	392x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $646

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16