Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% 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	99.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	57.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '20 at 21:21
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 89 1-Core 133 2-Core 249 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 702 70% 568 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.7% 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 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 151 Parallax 160 132% 158 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 134 Splatting 110 113% 143 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 792GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 293 394 422 462 384 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 436 Mixed 415 SusWrite 385 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 45.9 150% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 217 166% 234 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 135%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1.5TB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 295 409 424 463 414 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 368 Mixed 402 SusWrite 395 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 47.6 4K Mixed 46.9 147% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 97.9 DQ Mixed 194 155% 226 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 135%
WD Gold 8TB (128MB Cache 2016)-$103 288 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 5TB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 150 177 171 187 160 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 167 Mixed 72 SusWrite 168 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 115%
G-drive Thunderbolt 3 14TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 174 222 214 240 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 230 Write 237 Mixed 128 SusWrite 212 148% 202 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 2.7 611% 4 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 127%
Hitachi G-DRIVE with Thu 8TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 161 186 191 197 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 201 Mixed 75 SusWrite 182 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.2 194% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 111%
G-drive Thunderbolt 3 14TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 164 211 215 227 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 228 Write 226 Mixed 124 SusWrite 201 142% 194 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 2.7 538% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 127%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3333 C16 4x16GB 328 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.6 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 23.9 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 158%

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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	2,228x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	392x
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 $45Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $638

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16