Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	125% 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	331% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	34 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '21 at 20:47
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way above expectations (98^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 274 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 755 74% 608 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3713 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 160 Parallax 160 135% 162 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 136 Splatting 122 122% 153 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40 10,318 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: S061 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 112 114 113 113 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 1,817 Write 312 Mixed 659 SusWrite 110 157% 725 MB/s	4K Read 253 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 164 659% 180 MB/s	DQ Read 1,908 DQ Write 412 DQ Mixed 676 621% 998 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 248%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 142GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 112 114 113 113 113 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 112 114 113 113 122 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 130%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMH32GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 48GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 31.8 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 30.2 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 28: 3R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	29%	34	339	277	144	24"	1920 1080	AUS24A3 MG248

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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	2,227x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	297x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	392x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16