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 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	139% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161104
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '17 at 08:40
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	20%

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 i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 242 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 663 68% 548 Pts	64-Core 671 42% 671 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 378.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 178 Reflection 198 Parallax 176 145% 184 fps	Gravity 189 Splatting 132 138% 160 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65 6,111 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 232GB free Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 128 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 45 (B7) Unknown 100 100 27 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 33 287764054057 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 42 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1612707195 (F7) Unknown 100 100 50403087 (F8) Unknown 100 100 20150138 (B4) Unknown 0 0 8757 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	65.9% Good	Read 469 Write 235 Mixed 270 71% 325 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 12.3 80% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 19.8 68% 150 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 104%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,691 Write 327 Mixed 539 184% 853 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 23.5 140% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 87 106% 182 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 193%
WD M022 HN External 750GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 296GB free, PID 1010 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.5% Very poor	Read 36.1 Write 35 Mixed 34.7 45% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.26 71% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.2% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.4 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	2,228x
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	392x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	179x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	149x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	118x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16