Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.1% 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	161% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '20 at 02:33
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 112 2-Core 220 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 608 58% 477 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0521) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.1% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 66.3 Parallax 81.7 52% 70.7 fps	MRender 69.9 Gravity 65.9 Splatting 57.3 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 960GB 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 840GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 865 969 1057 1023 1074 1099 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 775 Write 893 Mixed 352 SusWrite 1,014 171% 759 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 34.3 134% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 615 DQ Write 631 DQ Mixed 682 496% 642 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 291%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 841GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 105 7.2 145 185 8.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 262 Write 299 Mixed 211 SusWrite 120 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0 21% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 100%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 115 114 115 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 113 Write 114 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 115 73% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 62%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 106 107 108 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 106 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 18.3 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 15.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 102%

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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	2,213x
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 $109Bench 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: 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 $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