Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	128% 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	92.2% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 10:55
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 as expected (57^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 107 2-Core 231 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 596 62% 497 Pts	64-Core 670 41% 670 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 165 Parallax 162 142% 167 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 154 Splatting 111 120% 152 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$42 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 34 34 33 33 32 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 286 Mixed 311 SusWrite 52.8 63% 286 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 46.9 172% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 333 258% 354 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 114%
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 64GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 137 138 137 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 431 Write 137 Mixed 203 SusWrite 137 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 35.2 141% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 160 130% 186 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 77%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 700GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 120 120 120 120 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 71.2 Write 67.5 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 120 59% 79.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 74%
WD Elements 10B8 750GB 1,204 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 39GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 104 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 75.8 Write 78 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 103 105% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 43%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB 11,016 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 104GB free, PID 259f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 96 94 95 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 82.5 Write 86.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 95.3 108% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.2% Good	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 19.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 23.7 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 108%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	295x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	482x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	390x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	199x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	148x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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