Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 39% Jet ski


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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	109% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '22 at 18:16
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

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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-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 93.9 2-Core 191 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 340 8-Core 525 54% 433 Pts	64-Core 548 34% 548 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.1% 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: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.8% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 74 Parallax 67.4 57% 70.6 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 66.9 56% 68 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 721GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 422 422 438 434 432 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 464 Mixed 415 SusWrite 412 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 46.6 152% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 359 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199 9,250 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 408GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 424 440 457 454 453 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 443 Mixed 284 SusWrite 425 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 59.1 4K Mixed 33.5 116% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 164 175% 290 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 114%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 55GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 56 54 56 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 86.6 Write 82.3 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 55.2 51% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 40.8% 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: 111 111 113 112 114 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 119 Write 106 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 112 138% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.7 228% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60% 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 (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 22.9 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 21.5 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 106%

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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	2,233x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $94Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $643

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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