Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	135% 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	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	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '20 at 12:08
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 264 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 740 76% 613 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Zotac(19DA 5511) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 127 Parallax 145 109% 135 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 120 Splatting 107 108% 136 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1,440 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7000Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 243 217 218 231 202 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 964 Write 573 Mixed 396 SusWrite 240 120% 543 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 37.1 158% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,003 DQ Write 540 DQ Mixed 602 493% 715 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 175%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1,440 User benchmarks, average bench 147% 113GB free Firmware: BXV7000Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 566 560 567 565 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 943 Write 564 Mixed 438 SusWrite 546 139% 623 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 38.6 166% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,041 DQ Write 573 DQ Mixed 595 499% 736 MB/s
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 175%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$102 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 31.5 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 30.2 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 - $191

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,232x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	475x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	394x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	149x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $638

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16