Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	36.5% 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	82.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '22 at 15:56
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (54^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 77.7 1-Core 74.8 2-Core 198 65% 117 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 252 45% 314 Pts	64-Core 364 23% 364 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3966) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 48.3 Parallax 43.5 39% 46.4 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 43.6 Splatting 38.1 32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 188 177 174 173 171 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 466 Write 443 Mixed 295 SusWrite 194 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 27.8 128% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 233 195% 281 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 107GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 286 290 295 298 298 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 465 Mixed 388 SusWrite 304 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 54.8 186% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 165 166 171 170 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 159 Mixed 88 SusWrite 168 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 639GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 138 138 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 149 Write 147 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 137 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.8FAD 4x4GB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.5% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 27 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 16.1 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 84.9 47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 105%

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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%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,228x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
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	392x
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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16