Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	84.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 20:44
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 98.3 2-Core 176 71% 120 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 318 41% 311 Pts	64-Core 309 19% 309 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.59 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 109 Parallax 91.3 89% 103 fps	MRender 90.5 Gravity 93.4 Splatting 96.4 77% 93.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 146 139 136 137 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 481 Mixed 388 SusWrite 170 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 56.1 206% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 349 266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 227GB free Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 270 272 273 271 274 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 1,343 Write 1,008 Mixed 956 SusWrite 298 201% 901 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 73.9 250% 87.7 MB/s	DQ Read 814 DQ Write 830 DQ Mixed 639 531% 761 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 244%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 78GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 84 92 93 93 93 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 501 Write 456 Mixed 356 SusWrite 115 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 37.7 140% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 182 180% 286 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 250GB free Firmware: HP73 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 110 111 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 116 Write 91 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 109 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 88%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 818GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 113 112 113 112 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 110 Write 108 Mixed 72 SusWrite 112 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 82%
Sony DSC 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 15GB free, PID 07c4 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 5.6 6.1 5.6 6.1 6 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	8.63% Terrible	Read 21 Write 6.2 Mixed 10 SusWrite 5.9 12% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.9 115% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.63% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB 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 26 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 24 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 22 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 103%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $242Bench 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