Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	66% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	174% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 16:42
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 119 2-Core 222 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 637 65% 526 Pts	64-Core 620 38% 620 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% PNY(196E 1325) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66% Good	Lighting 85.1 Reflection 87.5 Parallax 75.3 69% 82.6 fps	MRender 64.3 Gravity 80.2 Splatting 73 60% 72.5 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVPV128HDGM-000H1 128GB 223 User benchmarks, average bench 161% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW74H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 567 588 535 560 558 556 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,574 Write 635 Mixed 667 SusWrite 561 190% 859 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 43.7 160% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,115 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 232 267% 488 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 196%
Samsung MZNLN256HCHP-000H1 256GB 2,368 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 170GB free Firmware: EMT22H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 298 292 298 291 298 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 471 Write 295 Mixed 251 SusWrite 295 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 52.6 4K Mixed 32.7 124% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 86.3 DQ Mixed 164 139% 211 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 98%
Seagate ST3500630NS 500GB-$53 3,965 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 466GB free Firmware: 3.AEG SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 74 75 74 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 71.5 Write 70.1 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 74.3 48% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 43%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 466GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 65 66 65 65 66 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 71.7 Write 69.5 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 65.6 47% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 44%
Seagate ST3500630NS 500GB-$53 3,965 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 466GB free Firmware: 3.AEK SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 75 76 74 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 76.8 Write 75.1 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 75.2 50% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 859B BLS8G4D30AESCK.M8FE 859B BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 859B BLS8G4D30AESCK.M8FE 32GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 30.7 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 99%

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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	9	7	60	23.8"	1280 720	HPN3621 HP P244

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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	2,218x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

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 $109Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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