Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	23.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	10.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '21 at 20:12
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 108 2-Core 226 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 650 64% 526 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8581) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.4% Poor	Lighting 28.2 Reflection 19.8 Parallax 29.1 23% 25.7 fps	MRender 35.1 Gravity 28.7 Splatting 26.8 24% 30.2 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1317 Write 1,734 Mixed 286 247% 1,112 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 5.4 63% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 208 150% 195 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 305%
SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB-$90 2,663 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 264GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 76 89 66 102 102 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 372 Write 121 Mixed 253 SusWrite 93.5 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 19.1 100% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 0.1 53% 123 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 78%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 514GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 138 137 139 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 132 Write 136 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 137 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 82%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 349GB free, PID 00b9 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 16 16 17 16 16 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 20 Write 18.5 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 15.8 24% 18 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 13%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 131GB free, PID 00b9 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 2.1 2 2.2 2 2.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	9.45% Terrible	Read 20.2 Write 18.7 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 2.5 19% 14.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.45% Great: 13%
WD My Passport 0830 2TB 2,661 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 246GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 72 74 72 73 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 58 Write 58.4 Mixed 39.4 SusWrite 72.4 78% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 43%
WD 5000BEV External 500GB 979 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 71GB free, PID 0704 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 40.5 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 40.9 51% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 2,357 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.9 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22.8 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 124%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	60	27"	1280 720	ACI27C3 MX279

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,245x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	478x
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	299x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	488x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	395x
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	150x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	119x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	126x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	124x
Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 4,420 samples	96x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $781

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $156	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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