Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180111
Uptime	28.8 Days
Run Date	May 18 '23 at 09:42
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 200 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 550 56% 454 Pts	64-Core 590 36% 590 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 80%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 364 Write 367 Mixed 272 74% 334 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 45.1 149% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 242 177% 231 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 359GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 128 Write 116 Mixed 90.6 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 110%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 642GB free Firmware: 0.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 142 Write 138 Mixed 87.1 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 110%
HGST HUS 724020ALE640 2TB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 312GB free, PID 8016 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 64.7 122% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 60%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB 3,373 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 57GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 139 Write 25.9 Mixed 38.6 65% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2.5 143% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2666C19-8GVR 04CD F4-3000C16-8GVRB 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.1% Good	MC Read 25.5 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 20.2 68% 24 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 20.7 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 76%

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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%

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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	2,226x
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 $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 $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