Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.3% 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	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151019
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 20:54
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (53^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 252 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 699 69% 566 Pts	64-Core 681 42% 681 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1788 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 61.8 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 62.2 50% 64 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 63 Splatting 54.3 50% 62.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 249 238 218 122 112 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 438 Mixed 380 SusWrite 216 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 55.2 192% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 228GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 121 120 119 118 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Read 124 Write 80 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 111 71% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 842GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 192 191 192 192 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 168 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 190 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.8% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.4 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.7 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 65%

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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%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,237x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	476x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	486x
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 $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	119x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	123x
Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 4,420 samples	96x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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