Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 200% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	219% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	223% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160311
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '21 at 09:50
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 270 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 760 79% 636 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4041) ≥ 4GB; Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 3090 Xtreme 24GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	219% Outstanding	Lighting 328 Reflection 286 Parallax 330 267% 315 fps	MRender 359 Gravity 261 Splatting 186 210% 269 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 351GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 856 600 604 604 601 599 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,708 Write 1,604 Mixed 693 SusWrite 644 259% 1,162 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 61.1 225% 83.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,202 DQ Write 873 DQ Mixed 792 658% 956 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 254%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 308GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 52 52 53 52 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 51.7 Write 49.4 Mixed 42.1 SusWrite 52.6 36% 49 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 51%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 187 188 190 191 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 154 Mixed 64.6 SusWrite 190 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.5 430% 3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 25.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 16.9 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 91%

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

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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	2,220x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

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 $40	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