Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	83.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '21 at 20:29
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 260 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 665 71% 568 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 182 Parallax 175 137% 175 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 175 Splatting 122 115% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 157 148 149 149 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 369 Write 267 Mixed 274 SusWrite 150 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 41.2 163% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 136 127% 198 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 91%
Intel 530 Series 480GB-$322 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 447GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 232 267 257 257 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 421 Write 204 Mixed 244 SusWrite 243 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 21.2 4K Mixed 26 94% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 85.7 DQ Mixed 108 92% 138 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 68%
Intel SSDSC2KB480G7 480GB 241 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 447GB free Firmware: SCV10121 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 293 300 299 298 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 259 Write 316 Mixed 279 SusWrite 290 65% 286 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 36.1 114% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 190 153% 215 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 81%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 106GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 262 272 271 272 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 426 Write 268 Mixed 305 SusWrite 260 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 38.3 144% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 186 166% 252 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 91%
Intel SSDSC2KW010T8 1TB 305 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 840GB free Firmware: LHF0B2C SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 341 369 366 362 364 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 433 Mixed 420 SusWrite 345 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.4 210% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 273 218% 304 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 132%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 140GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 349 386 395 402 406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 464 Mixed 368 SusWrite 369 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 50.1 177% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 198 188% 296 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 118%
Intel SSDSC2KW010T8 1TB 305 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 205GB free Firmware: LHF0B2C SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 341 376 362 362 364 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 404 Mixed 377 SusWrite 346 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 53.6 177% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 274 214% 294 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 132%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 26 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 26.9 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 111%

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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 $90Bench 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 $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