Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '21 at 10:42
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 75.3 1-Core 64.1 2-Core 118 53% 85.9 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 162 23% 170 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 108 Parallax 119 98% 116 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 120 Splatting 104 105% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 88 89 75 89 76 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.4% Above average	Read 189 Write 188 Mixed 173 SusWrite 85.4 36% 159 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 64.9 4K Mixed 33.1 105% 38.8 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 148 118% 164 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 84%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 120GB free Firmware: ML6OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 104 103 103 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 14.5 Write 93.8 Mixed 45.1 SusWrite 103 47% 64 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 17GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 87 86 83 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 56.8 Write 105 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 82.9 60% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 29GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 53 56 56 55 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 57.1 Write 53.7 Mixed 44 SusWrite 55.5 39% 52.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41 16,658 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	59% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 20.9 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 14.9 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 42: 4R 5G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
42%	17%	94	101	6	60	24"	1920 1080	AOC0001 2460

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Desktop 87%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	482x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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