Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31% 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	200% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

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

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '20 at 00:51
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 745 77% 622 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 0428) 3GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31% Below average	Lighting 40 Reflection 28.7 Parallax 50.2 33% 39.6 fps	MRender 27.8 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 36 28% 33.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG Gammix S11 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 2,445 User benchmarks, average bench 208% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 501 506 508 516 514 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 2,169 Write 510 Mixed 609 SusWrite 505 206% 949 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 41.9 191% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 601 DQ Write 509 DQ Mixed 465 373% 525 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 310%
Adata XPG SX900 512GB-$189 1,547 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 6GB free Firmware: 5.2.2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 337 Write 173 Mixed 199 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 18 4K Mixed 20.2 72% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 94.3 DQ Mixed 125 101% 145 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 69%
Samsung MZFLV128HCGR-000MV 128GB 6,124 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 69GB free Firmware: BXV75M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 140 139 139 138 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 809 Write 146 Mixed 194 SusWrite 140 70% 322 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 29.3 159% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 559 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 228 201% 313 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 134GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 176 175 176 177 179 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 126 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 175 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GRR 04CB DDR4 3200 04CB DDR4 3200 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.3% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 21.2 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 72%

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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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Desktop 87%

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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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Value: 99% - Outstanding

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