Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.2% 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)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160826
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '18 at 19:14
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 720 72% 588 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gainward(10B0 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 70 Parallax 63.3 56% 67.3 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 62.5 Splatting 55 51% 63.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 485 Write 486 Mixed 390 101% 454 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 69.5 239% 88.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Corsai Force GT 120GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 9GB free Firmware: 1.3. SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 117 108 109 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 401 Write 144 Mixed 202 SusWrite 111 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 42 178% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 149 117% 163 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 17GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 106 107 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 122 Write 120 Mixed 66 SusWrite 106 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 75%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 41GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 155 161 158 156 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 159 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 158 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 294% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 104%
Samsun HD103SJ 1TB 286 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 42GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 110 108 105 109 99 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 118 Write 40 Mixed 69 SusWrite 106 62% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 79%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 38GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 111 100 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 139 Write 136 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 102 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 84%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 149GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 58 57 58 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 62 Write 62.3 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 58.5 69% 51.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 26.7 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 26.3 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 104%

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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	2,224x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	149x
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 $45Bench 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: $636

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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