Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.6% 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	98.2% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '19 at 00:49
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 267 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 730 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Gigabyte(1458 22BC) CLim: 1060 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 90.2 60% 76.2 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 66 Splatting 79.5 58% 69.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 33 33 33 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 1,801 Write 93.2 Mixed 174 SusWrite 32.6 111% 525 MB/s	4K Read 56.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 3 90% 20.2 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 283%
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 26GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 80 83 80 78 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 502 Write 79.4 Mixed 132 SusWrite 79.1 43% 198 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.2 68% 15.3 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 EVO 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 86GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 66 67 50 46 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 499 Write 68.3 Mixed 116 SusWrite 60.3 40% 186 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 4.3 70% 16 MB/s
Poor: 85% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 471GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 177 175 167 169 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 60.6 Write 113 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 169 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 196% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 325GB free Firmware: CC82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 190 185 184 185 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 116 Mixed 76.1 SusWrite 182 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 114%
ST310005 24AS 1TB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 805GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 117 116 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 116 138% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 46%
BUFFALO External HDD 2TB 505 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 73GB free, PID 01f0 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 111 112 112 112 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 75.2 Write 79.1 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 112 103% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 3,365 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 31.2 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 33.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 109%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,240x
Core i5-6600KIntel $122Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	476x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	299x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	488x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	395x
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 $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	119x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	126x
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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16