Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.4% 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	124% 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.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '18 at 23:14
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	DOM-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 266 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 326 46% 341 Pts	64-Core 327 20% 327 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 0974) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.4% Above average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 58.9 52% 62.5 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 58.8 Splatting 51.5 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$100 2,434 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: C2.2.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 218 321 440 458 455 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 887 Write 904 Mixed 730 SusWrite 349 161% 717 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 37.3 165% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 433 DQ Mixed 204 208% 334 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 181%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 28GB free Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 168 164 168 176 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 413 Write 224 Mixed 248 SusWrite 170 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 37.6 139% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 136 122% 183 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 87%
SanDisk X300 256GB-$99 2,341 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 238GB free Firmware: X3310000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 260 251 250 251 251 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 422 Write 419 Mixed 272 SusWrite 260 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 25.2 92% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 224 190% 278 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 384GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 168 144 145 144 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 144 Write 130 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 152 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 503GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 162 141 141 140 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 140 Write 110 Mixed 65 SusWrite 148 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 19.6 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 12.3 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 105%

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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%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,213x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	472x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	482x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	148x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16