Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 20:06
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 106 2-Core 213 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 408 53% 397 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.9% Above average	Lighting 65.9 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 62.5 54% 65.6 fps	MRender 61.4 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 62.4 51% 62.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM810 FDE 2.5" 256GB 516 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: AXM77D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 185 214 214 213 212 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 225 Write 197 Mixed 162 SusWrite 199 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 56.3 4K Mixed 17.5 73% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 60.9 DQ Mixed 25.9 36% 66.5 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 52%
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 438GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 347 437 462 385 420 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 199 Mixed 304 SusWrite 389 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 52.3 184% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 214 175% 246 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 115%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 374GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 85 85 84 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 85.8 Write 76.9 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 84.2 54% 74 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 76%
Disk Name 500GB 391 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 363GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	7.78% Terrible	Read 34.3 Write 5.2 Mixed 8.9 SusWrite 5.3 13% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 36% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 7.78% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSA.8FARG 8502 2400 C15 Series 859B BLS4G4D240FSA.8FARG 8502 2400 C15 Series 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.3% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 24 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 21.9 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 74%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 3,624 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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 $90Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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