Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	86.5% 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	320% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '24 at 06:28
Run Duration	308 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (48^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% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 231 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 578 61% 489 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 90%

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: 472.12 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86.5% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 116 Parallax 105 90% 110 fps	MRender 83.4 Gravity 110 Splatting 98 80% 97.2 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1872 1958 1962 2071 2109 2079 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2,240 Write 2,119 Mixed 2,054 SusWrite 2,009 474% 2,105 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 75.7 240% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 843 DQ Write 602 DQ Mixed 736 546% 727 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 526%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 418GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 480 Write 458 Mixed 380 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 53.5 181% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Intel 330 Series 180GB 5,848 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 67GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 120 144 137 143 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72% Very good	Read 343 Write 182 Mixed 210 SusWrite 141 49% 219 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 32.3 129% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 182 150% 217 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 83%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,182 Write 1,957 Mixed 1,884 448% 2,008 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 73.6 238% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 876 DQ Write 608 DQ Mixed 762 564% 749 MB/s
Poor: 283% Great: 526%
Samsung PSSD T7 Shield 2TB 153 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 848GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 296 Write 358 Mixed 320 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 25 81% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 174 128% 167 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 82%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 425GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 95 96 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 157 Write 142 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 95 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 86%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 156 Write 148 Mixed 98.2 100% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 121 Write 119 Mixed 87.3 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2400C15-8GVR 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 04CD F4-2400C15-8GVR 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.1 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 23.3 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 73%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	240	31.5"	2560 1377	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

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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	2,232x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	474x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	394x
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 $45Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $643

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16