Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	217% 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	18 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	14.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '21 at 02:42
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 118 2-Core 204 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 394 50% 380 Pts	64-Core 383 24% 383 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.9% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 76.8 56% 73.2 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 68.1 56% 68.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 367GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 1021 1074 1107 1121 1108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,866 Write 1,354 Mixed 1247 SusWrite 1,046 308% 1,378 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 41.2 4K Mixed 48.1 162% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,190 DQ Write 90.1 DQ Mixed 178 247% 486 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 410%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 21GB free Firmware: JP4OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 93 95 95 94 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 45 Write 54.2 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 91 41% 55.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 112% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 74%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 175GB free Firmware: CC3H SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 92 96 90 88 90 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 93.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 90.1 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 66%
Toshiba MK2552GSX 250GB-$47 2,386 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 61GB free Firmware: LV010A SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 24 27 24 23 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 41.5 Write 37.8 Mixed 25 SusWrite 24.9 24% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 64% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 32GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 25.8 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 23.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 84%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 - $191

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,232x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	475x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	394x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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: $638

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16