Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.6% 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	44.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '20 at 23:55
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 246 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 456 59% 443 Pts	64-Core 470 29% 470 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6267) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.6% Above average	Lighting 78 Reflection 77.2 Parallax 66.6 64% 74 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 0.04 34% 48 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM21.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 117 8.5 19 28 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 312 Write 96.7 Mixed 126 SusWrite 33.1 31% 142 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 13.7 77% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 82.7 84% 134 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 94%
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB 30,264 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 388GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 230 93 95 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 454 Write 291 Mixed 327 SusWrite 170 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 35.9 141% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 190 167% 248 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 102%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 245GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 93 94 94 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 100 Write 98.5 Mixed 68 SusWrite 92.8 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 62%
WD WD5000ABYS-01TNA0 500GB-$80 1,220 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 401GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 77 Write 80.3 Mixed 59 SusWrite 75.5 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 23.5 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 20.4 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 88%

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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	294x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 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 $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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