Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 195% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 166% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	223% 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	218% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	May 16 '22 at 21:47
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 98 1-Core 129 2-Core 243 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 709 69% 569 Pts	64-Core 706 44% 706 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.8% 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 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	223% Outstanding	Lighting 336 Reflection 290 Parallax 365 274% 330 fps	MRender 364 Gravity 261 Splatting 186 212% 271 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB 5,348 User benchmarks, average bench 265% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1683 729 182 111 247 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,670 Write 2,027 Mixed 1751 SusWrite 519 336% 1,492 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 76.4 253% 86.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,019 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 890 674% 910 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 421%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 117GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,912 Write 5,828 Mixed 5,455 1,281% 5,732 MB/s	4K Read 421 4K Write 237 4K Mixed 285 1,129% 314 MB/s	DQ Read 1,024 DQ Write 709 DQ Mixed 792 611% 842 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB 7,087 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 645GB free Firmware: 04.05G05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 75 75 76 76 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 47.7 Write 47.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 78 42% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.4 88% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 181 175 181 178 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 126 Mixed 67.1 SusWrite 178 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 105%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB 7,087 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 809GB free Firmware: 04.05G05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 75 75 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 96.2 Write 81.7 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 74.7 62% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 187% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 9,254 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 28.3 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 30.2 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 45.9 87% 45.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 117%

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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 $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,245x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	478x
Core i7-7700KIntel $247Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	299x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	488x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	395x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	150x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	119x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	126x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	124x
Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 4,420 samples	96x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $781

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16