Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	172% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	20.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '22 at 01:17
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 74.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 228 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 479 52% 414 Pts	64-Core 572 35% 572 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3955) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	172% Outstanding	Lighting 251 Reflection 224 Parallax 302 205% 259 fps	MRender 268 Gravity 198 Splatting 146 160% 204 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-512M9PeY 512GB 725 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 60 38 81 72 40 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	20.7% Poor	Read 202 Write 38.9 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 60.7 21% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 11.4 4K Mixed 1.7 14% 5.53 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 50.6 DQ Mixed 27.2 43% 85.2 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 251%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 126GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 342 353 356 340 344 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 401 Write 385 Mixed 364 SusWrite 340 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 66.1 4K Mixed 44.8 147% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 124%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 10TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 472% 2.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 208 212 210 217 219 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	15.6% Very poor	Read 3.7 Write 167 Mixed 5 SusWrite 213 22% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 0.4 7% 4 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 19.5 DQ Mixed 1.3 4% 7.3 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 1105%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$90 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 83 88 79 81 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 135 Write 85.7 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 84.3 62% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 88%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7TB free Firmware: D785 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 157 160 162 171 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 118 Write 156 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 164 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 1 367% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 105 109 108 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 117 Write 102 Mixed 73.9 SusWrite 105 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 208% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5.5TB free Firmware: D785 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 151 151 158 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 130 Write 132 Mixed 91.9 SusWrite 156 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.7 294% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.5% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 18.1 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 14.5 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 91.1 44% 91.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 114%

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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	2,234x
Core i5-6600KIntel $88Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	475x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	484x
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 $39Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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