Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	108% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '22 at 00:08
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$170 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 200 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 605 60% 490 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 74.5 Reflection 79 Parallax 72.4 61% 75.3 fps	Gravity 76.4 Splatting 72.1 65% 74.2 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 562GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 400 424 444 452 450 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 395 Write 369 Mixed 349 SusWrite 414 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 48.7 163% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 408GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 408 434 460 462 460 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 385 Write 370 Mixed 237 SusWrite 422 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 69 4K Mixed 30.2 109% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 158 171% 286 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 55GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 57 57 56 56 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 80.6 Write 84 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 55.8 52% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 69%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 111 113 112 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 117 Write 105 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 112 136% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.7 251% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 22.4 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 106%

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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