Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	689% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '21 at 09:01
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 788 80% 646 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro RTX 4000 9,173 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Nvidia(10DE 12A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 142 Parallax 130 100% 132 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 111 Splatting 122 110% 136 fps
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$120 1,762 User benchmarks, average bench 136% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FT04.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 60 60 61 61 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	689% Outstanding	Read 7,258 Write 10 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 59.5 382% 1,840 MB/s	4K Read 977 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 10.4 1,494% 330 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 689% Great: 185%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 189GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 518 531 542 544 546 545 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,967 Write 1,681 Mixed 655 SusWrite 538 268% 1,210 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 57.3 201% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,112 DQ Write 818 DQ Mixed 822 653% 917 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 254%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 8GB 311 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 3GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 35 35 34 36 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 80.1 Write 18.8 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 34.4 42% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 2.6 146% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3733 C17 4x4GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 48.2 MC Mixed 38.2 125% 43.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 52.5 SC Mixed 28.8 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 125%

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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	2,213x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	472x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	198x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	178x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	148x
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 $40Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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