Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.3% 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	224% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '20 at 04:19
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 83.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 231 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 611 65% 518 Pts	64-Core 656 41% 656 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.3% Average	Lighting 46.7 Reflection 53.8 Parallax 43.8 38% 48.1 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 46.7 Splatting 60.9 48% 58.1 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1071 1022 1098 1043 1046 1022 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,758 Write 1,235 Mixed 686 SusWrite 1,050 263% 1,182 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 49 186% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,125 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 443 405% 643 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 283%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 548GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1462 808 811 810 812 806 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,361 Write 1,564 Mixed 1,278 SusWrite 918 288% 1,280 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 63.7 216% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,275 DQ Write 987 DQ Mixed 1,127 844% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 276%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 180GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 74 75 77 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 106 Write 103 Mixed 59.6 SusWrite 75.2 63% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 73%
Seagate ST9500325AS 1TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 686GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 98 97 98 97 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 93.7 Write 90.9 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 96.9 63% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C12D4/8GX KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C12D4/8GX 32GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 20.6 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 87%

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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	2,220x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	296x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $43Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16