Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.3% 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	110% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 18:15
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 88.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 789 80% 647 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3973) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 62.1 Reflection 67.8 Parallax 60.7 51% 63.5 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 61.6 Splatting 54.7 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 253GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 451 463 457 415 289 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 422 Mixed 411 SusWrite 398 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 44.5 169% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 101GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 348 317 316 317 317 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 417 Mixed 410 SusWrite 319 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 49.9 188% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 258% 330 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 129%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 151 154 154 155 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 138 Write 115 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 152 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 783GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 140 142 141 143 141 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 172 Write 133 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 140 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 113%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 308GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 69 67 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 90 Write 81.2 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 67.4 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 67%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 542GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 119 125 123 126 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 99.6 Write 38.5 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 122 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 75%
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500G 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 253GB free, PID 2775 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 236 238 238 240 237 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	164% Outstanding	Read 221 Write 217 Mixed 213 SusWrite 228 301% 220 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 21.6 1,660% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 22.2 DQ Write 37.9 DQ Mixed 28.1 2,327% 29.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 164% Great: 164%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 3,364 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.7 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 23.9 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 96%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 - $191

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,234x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	476x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	484x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	394x
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 $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	125x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	123x
Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 87%, 4,420 samples	96x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16