Biostar Z170GT7

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.6% 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	214% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Biostar Z170GT7 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 19:50
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 571 73% 551 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% PowerColor(148C 2372) CLim: 1344 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 70.8 Parallax 86.7 58% 76.3 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 58.3 54% 66.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SWORDFISH 500GB 5,450 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 422GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9002s57 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1070 1099 1110 1134 1131 1132 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,496 Write 1,091 Mixed 791 SusWrite 1,113 251% 1,123 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 56.9 212% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 739 DQ Mixed 392 326% 452 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 256%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 188 188 190 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 187 Mixed 108 SusWrite 188 125% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 234% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GB 2,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2424 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 26.5 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 24.5 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 97%

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

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Typical Z170GT7 Builds (Compare 24 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 25%

Raft

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 21%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Biostar Z170GT7

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	7x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	3x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	3x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	2x

SSD
128GB 128GBAlseyeBench 71%, 13 samples	2x
SSDNow UV400 120GBKingston $35Bench 67%, 80,916 samples	2x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	2x

RAM
CL15-15-15 D4-2133 4x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 119 samples	3x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	2x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	2x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $126

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16