Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	22.5% 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	135% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '23 at 06:25
Run Duration	356 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 86.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 613 63% 510 Pts	64-Core 627 39% 627 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8581) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22.5% Poor	Lighting 26.9 Reflection 34.7 Parallax 27.9 22% 29.8 fps	MRender 33.6 Gravity 27.9 Splatting 26.2 24% 29.2 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT2000P3SSD8 2TB 10,674 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1413 183 80 1066 373 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 1,639 Write 2,014 Mixed 740 SusWrite 533 275% 1,231 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 5.6 87% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 547 DQ Write 44.3 DQ Mixed 320 227% 304 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 417%
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 234GB free Firmware: RKT30Q.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1016 Write 1,495 Mixed 971 261% 1,161 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.4 135% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 224 171% 233 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 305%
SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB-$90 2,663 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 54GB free Firmware: Z33130RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 395 Write 279 Mixed 80.9 55% 252 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 17.1 87% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 0.2 49% 117 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 78%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 363GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 136 138 138 139 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 72.5 Write 69.5 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 137 59% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 82%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 747GB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 71 70 71 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 63.4 Write 77.4 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 70.5 93% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.5 139% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 65%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1.5TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 34.4 Write 34.6 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 25.5 41% 30.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 67% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 0830 2TB 2,661 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 215GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 67 67 66 67 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 74.5 Write 84 Mixed 48.9 SusWrite 66.5 92% 68.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 43%
WD 5000BEV External 500GB 979 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 106GB free, PID 0704 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 51.2 Write 34.7 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 40.5 49% 38 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 57% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 20%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 2TB 2,421 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 88GB free, PID 0901 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 74 74 74 69 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 130 Write 137 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 72.9 114% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 37% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 53%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 622GB free, PID 00b9 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 54.1 Write 14.7 Mixed 17.6 SusWrite 13 27% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.5 25% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 13%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 120GB free, PID 00b9 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	8.73% Terrible	Read 54.2 Write 14.4 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 1.7 22% 22 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.5 25% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.73% Great: 13%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 18GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 83.4 Write 29.2 Mixed 30.2 50% 47.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1.3 81% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 2,357 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.4 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 21 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 124%

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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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,239x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	476x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	299x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	488x
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 $75Bench 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	123x
Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 4,420 samples	96x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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