Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very 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)
Boot Drive	113% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151019
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '22 at 09:27
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (56^th 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 112 2-Core 226 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 438 59% 439 Pts	64-Core 444 28% 444 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153 39,178 User benchmarks, average bench 21% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Lighting 29.3 Reflection 37.5 Parallax 37.2 24% 34.7 fps	MRender 31.2 Gravity 26.5 Splatting 25.8 22% 27.8 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 23%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 319 232 227 223 220 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 400 Mixed 334 SusWrite 279 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 60.1 198% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 81GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 258 252 256 253 252 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 340 Write 349 Mixed 305 SusWrite 255 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 55.5 186% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 247 187% 252 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 134%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 916GB free Firmware: UH4504RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 211 220 220 209 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 433 Write 357 Mixed 223 SusWrite 226 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 15.5 76% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 33.9 48% 87.7 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 496GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 142 145 145 143 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 147 Write 138 Mixed 94.9 SusWrite 144 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 381GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 144 144 145 143 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 140 Write 130 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 142 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.7% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 14.6 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 88%

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

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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	2,219x
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 $92Bench 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 $273	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 $179	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