Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49% 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	199% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '18 at 01:23
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 294 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 811 82% 663 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49% Average	Lighting 60.6 Reflection 65.8 Parallax 58.8 49% 61.7 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 51.4 48% 60.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 657GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 461 464 455 321 237 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 406 Mixed 396 SusWrite 398 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 47.9 175% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 299 242% 344 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 123%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB73H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 328 329 309 259 251 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,505 Write 1,160 Mixed 744 SusWrite 326 207% 934 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 66.9 226% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,156 DQ Write 1,010 DQ Mixed 996 770% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 236%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 186GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 250 252 250 250 250 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 323 Write 257 Mixed 243 SusWrite 250 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 36.6 137% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 146 132% 201 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 91%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 459GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 459 459 448 448 435 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 408 Write 390 Mixed 377 SusWrite 450 92% 406 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 28.8 92% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 165 120% 156 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$35 11,469 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 375GB free Firmware: DEM4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 75 74 75 74 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 48.5 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 73 43% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 58%
Seagate BUP BL 5TB 976 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 400GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 111 111 106 110 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 60 Write 79.5 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 109 57% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.5 144% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 66%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 251GB free Firmware: 0302 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 68.5 Write 58.7 Mixed 49 SusWrite 70.7 46% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 67%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 116GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 52 15 14 14 14 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 123 Write 47 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 26.1 71% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.3 84% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB-$65 2,716 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 25.6 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 26 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 81%

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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	2,219x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	149x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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