Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	342% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 05:58
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 276 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 592 79% 590 Pts	64-Core 533 33% 533 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.1% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 134 Parallax 112 100% 123 fps	MRender 93.4 Gravity 120 Splatting 99.2 85% 104 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1479 1889 1856 1934 1953 1969 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,738 Write 2,168 Mixed 1,534 SusWrite 1,847 464% 2,072 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 84 293% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 850 DQ Write 450 DQ Mixed 706 510% 668 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 393%
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60 1,772 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 119GB free Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 684 679 638 622 684 679 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,914 Write 694 Mixed 713 SusWrite 664 219% 996 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 59.7 241% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 824 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 423 345% 506 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 213%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 589GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 104 105 104 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 89.5 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 104 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 63%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 119 119 119 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 74.5 Write 121 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 118 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 185% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 102 102 102 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 121 Write 106 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 102 133% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.9 235% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 59%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 171 168 167 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 162 Write 175 Mixed 121 SusWrite 163 212% 155 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 32.5 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 30 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 53 75% 53 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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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	2,213x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	472x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	198x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	178x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	148x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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