Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	116% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '20 at 04:54
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 735 78% 622 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 204 205 202 200 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 480 Mixed 355 SusWrite 231 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 62.4 214% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 154GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 481 482 484 483 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 452 Mixed 277 SusWrite 477 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 41.6 159% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 162 174% 290 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 138GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 485 485 486 485 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 478 Mixed 382 SusWrite 481 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 64.9 219% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 266GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 128 Write 39 Mixed 37 SusWrite 42.7 45% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 112%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 485GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 129 129 129 129 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 126 Write 122 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 127 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 4,608 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.3 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 24 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 110%

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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 $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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

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