Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.6% 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	60.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170628
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '19 at 10:54
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 67.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 248 79% 146 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 240 43% 302 Pts	64-Core 397 25% 397 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.6% Average	Lighting 64.6 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 56.1 53% 62.7 fps	MRender 21.8 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 34.1 17% 19.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$80 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 78 25 42 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 334 Write 332 Mixed 274 SusWrite 60.6 56% 250 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 20.9 113% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 205 160% 221 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 176GB free Firmware: HP40 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 90 87 82 94 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 11.5 Write 31.7 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 85.3 34% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 68%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 32GB 1,723 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 30GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 7.9 8 7.6 8.1 7.8 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	5.69% Terrible	Read 20 Write 2.5 Mixed 3.8 SusWrite 7.3 9% 8.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.69% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 10,361 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 9.3 26% 9.27 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 8.1 23% 7.97 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 46%

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

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Gaming 69%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	198x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	178x
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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $706

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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