Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 49.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	37.4% 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	66.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150803
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '16 at 15:09
Run Duration	320 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	49.9% Average	Memory 53.8 1-Core 29.7 2-Core 95.2 36% 59.6 Pts	4-Core 246 8-Core 592 48% 419 Pts	64-Core 702 44% 702 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3683) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6175 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.4% Below average	Lighting 36.8 Reflection 68.9 Parallax 67.9 30% 57.9 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 63.4 Splatting 56.3 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3240G 240GB 595 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3435 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 158 (A8) Unknown 100 100 4 (AA) Unknown 100 100 682 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2555980 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 16 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 6414 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5115 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1405 (F4) Unknown 100 100 39 (F5) Unknown 100 100 76 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2845656 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 7303	66.8% Good	Read 473 Write 323 Mixed 380 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 6.12 86% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 36.2 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 14.7 36% 70 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 81%
WD WD25EZRX-00MMMB0 2.5TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 791GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 165 130 8750 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6949 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 64 64 26897 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2328 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 120 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 174 174 79458 (C2) HDA temperature 107 85 45 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 39304 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	66.2% Good	Read 116 Write 115 Mixed 117 88% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.24 93% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 66%
WD WD20EURX-63T0FY0 2TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 172GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 176 3991 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3110 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10455 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2054 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 54 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3055 (C2) HDA temperature 108 86 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	55.2% Above average	Read 96.9 Write 95.3 Mixed 79.8 68% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 2.21 4K Mixed 0.25 96% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 78%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB 3,084 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 159GB free Firmware: CV14 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 145 Write 153 Mixed 131 107% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.21 78% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 106%
SAMSUNG HM160HI 160GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 149GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 11.5 Write 30.9 Mixed 12.6 26% 18.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.34 58% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 16%
Samsung M3 Portable 2TB 5,095 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 116GB free, PID 61b5 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 75.3 Write 76.2 Mixed 66.8 93% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.24 58% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 52%
StoreJet Transcend 750GB 388 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 28GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 81.7 Write 78.9 Mixed 38.4 81% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.17 60% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 4x4GB 1,630 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	66.4% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.8 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 8.2 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 147 27% 147 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 108%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,225x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	296x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	123x
Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 4,420 samples	96x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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