Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30% 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	73.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 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	Apr 24 '18 at 23:47
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (51^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 123 2-Core 243 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 475 64% 475 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189 6,276 User benchmarks, average bench 32% XFX(1682 9285) 2GB CLim: 918 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.3 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30% Poor	Lighting 35.5 Reflection 41.2 Parallax 34 29% 36.9 fps	MRender 48.2 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 34.1 32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240GD4DH08B-T 240GB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 107 107 15681285 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 115680649152543 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1836 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 101 (B1) Unknown 0 0 6 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 36 42 51542360100 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 15681285 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 15681285 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 15681285 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 54607 (EA) Unknown 0 0 15544 (F1) Unknown 0 0 15544 (F2) Unknown 0 0 19557	73.1% Very good	Read 372 Write 280 Mixed 266 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 80.6 4K Mixed 14.4 108% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 62.1 92% 174 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 95%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 102GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7361 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 607 (B1) Unknown 99 99 4 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 56 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 20 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4202185288	114% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 412 Mixed 423 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 47.6 176% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 132 153% 265 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 913GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 173 6075 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9482 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19362 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2019 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 280 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 181 181 58353 (C2) HDA temperature 114 107 36 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 93.3 Mixed 101 75% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.74 4K Mixed 0.18 72% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 83%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 687GB free Firmware: 0711 Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 119 Write 134 Mixed 100 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 7.41 4K Mixed 0.57 226% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 104%
Hitachi HMS5C4040ALE640 4TB 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 804GB free Firmware: MPAOA580 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 106 (03) Spinup time 123 123 34397028918 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4198 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 111 111 43 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 9456 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 852 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6013 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6013 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 197569282086 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	65.9% Good	Read 112 Write 117 Mixed 77.5 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.12 64% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 72%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 377GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 175 172 4241 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10301 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 51 51 35860 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3244 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 557 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9743 (C2) HDA temperature 107 95 40 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 7	37.4% Below average	Read 66.9 Write 63.4 Mixed 109 61% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.47 95% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 339GB free Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 1968 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10497 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 24959166 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 29868 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2862 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 95 68720525461 (BD) vendor-specific 90 90 10 (BE) vendor-specific 63 52 30704730149 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 388 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 11609 (C2) HDA temperature 37 48 -140737488355291 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 23 4 1968 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -64630667846999 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2883176331 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1435048477	51.5% Above average	Read 91.8 Write 88 Mixed 83.2 66% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 0.89 4K Mixed 0.42 78% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 75%
WD My Book 1130 1TB 1,203 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 559GB free, PID 1130 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 84.4 Write 84 Mixed 70.7 102% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.16 58% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 2x8GB 4,460 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.9 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 89%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,220x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	149x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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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Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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