Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	25% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '20 at 22:32
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 131 2-Core 248 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 712 67% 556 Pts	64-Core 715 44% 715 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8581) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25% Poor	Lighting 30.4 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 28.2 25% 30 fps	MRender 36.4 Gravity 28.2 Splatting 29.7 26% 31.5 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 256GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 204 107 228 174 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 946 Write 1,532 Mixed 919 SusWrite 181 202% 895 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 3 62% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 167 126% 172 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 305%
SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB-$90 2,663 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 201GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 79 53 102 102 52 MB/s Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	43.8% Average	Read 277 Write 242 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 78.7 33% 151 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 19.5 68% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 0.2 42% 102 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 78%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 517GB free, PID 00b9 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	8.86% Terrible	Read 19.7 Write 14.7 Mixed 16.9 SusWrite 0.2 16% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.86% Great: 13%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 115GB free, PID 00b9 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	7.13% Terrible	Read 18.4 Write 17.2 Mixed 16 SusWrite 0.2 16% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.13% Great: 13%
WD My Passport 0830 2TB 2,661 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 206GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 57 57 58 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 64.1 Write 66.8 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 57.4 77% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 43%
WD 5000BEV External 500GB 979 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 170GB free, PID 0704 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 36.6 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 40.5 48% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 2,357 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.3 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.6 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 124%

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

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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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,239x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	476x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	299x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	488x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	394x
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 $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	119x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	126x
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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16