Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	150% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	113% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '21 at 14:20
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 256 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 675 67% 548 Pts	64-Core 714 44% 714 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 207 Parallax 198 180% 209 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 153 Splatting 135 130% 163 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 750GB-$310 3,724 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 574GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 343 435 402 403 406 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 438 Write 400 Mixed 344 SusWrite 387 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 50 181% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 252 220% 328 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%
WD Blue 3D 2TB-$184 1,834 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 508GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 291 324 328 296 328 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 388 Write 297 Mixed 271 SusWrite 306 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 59.1 4K Mixed 18.7 85% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 65.9 DQ Mixed 87 72% 107 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 118%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$51 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 167 169 169 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 154 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 168 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 112%
H/W RAID 1 500GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 79GB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 62 62 62 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 68.7 Write 66.6 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 61.5 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 68%
JetFlash Transcend 64GB 3,351 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 33GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 22 22 26 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 94.7 Write 21.2 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 22.6 44% 41 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.8 103% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 32%
Patriot Memory 32GB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 3800 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	4.44% Terrible	Read 15.4 Write 3.5 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 4.4 8% 7 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 23% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.44% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 27.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 28.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 110%

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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	2,234x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	475x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	484x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

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: $646

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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