Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 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 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	38.2% 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	72.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150901
Uptime	7.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '19 at 20:44
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 68.2 1-Core 99.7 2-Core 177 65% 115 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 456 48% 385 Pts	64-Core 436 27% 436 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.2% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 42.4 Parallax 52.4 37% 46.9 fps	MRender 55.4 Gravity 54 Splatting 40.1 40% 49.8 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 182 197 195 192 187 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 333 Write 319 Mixed 287 SusWrite 212 65% 288 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 33.7 115% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 237 180% 243 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 36GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 250 224 203 191 184 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 419 Write 390 Mixed 342 SusWrite 236 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 44.9 145% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 344 260% 348 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x8GB 2,085 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 10.9 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 8.7 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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