Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	77.2% 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	105% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151216
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '22 at 21:37
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 81.7 1-Core 123 2-Core 229 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 581 62% 494 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.2% Very good	Lighting 94.9 Reflection 105 Parallax 108 77% 103 fps	MRender 93.5 Gravity 94.5 Splatting 93.8 77% 93.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 336 244 238 240 241 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 455 Write 437 Mixed 337 SusWrite 284 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 51.8 170% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 359 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 210 209 201 198 196 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 336 Write 361 Mixed 334 SusWrite 202 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 45.8 150% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 248 186% 249 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 136%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 186 187 186 184 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 127 Mixed 74 SusWrite 184 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 4x8GB 461 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	68.6% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22.7 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 20.7 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 77.4 52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 87%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 - $191

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,220x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 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 $94Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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