Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	255% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151216
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '19 at 15:53
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 123 2-Core 252 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 498 66% 497 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 45.8 Parallax 37.2 32% 40.9 fps	MRender 56.7 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 51.7 41% 49.4 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 790 783 790 790 775 771 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,541 Write 2,188 Mixed 1,017 SusWrite 783 363% 1,632 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 54.1 210% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,082 DQ Write 785 DQ Mixed 835 650% 901 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 355%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 386GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 743 96 138 105 98 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,285 Write 1,493 Mixed 961 SusWrite 214 221% 988 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 68.8 201% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 635 DQ Write 908 DQ Mixed 270 344% 604 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 255%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 463GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 373 362 377 376 371 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 356 Write 383 Mixed 320 SusWrite 372 81% 358 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 80 4K Mixed 42.7 157% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 246 186% 251 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4.5TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 190 192 187 187 191 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 25.7 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 23.4 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	2,220x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $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 $273	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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16