Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	74.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '23 at 03:39
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	46% Average	Memory 64.8 1-Core 46.6 2-Core 93 43% 68.1 Pts	4-Core 148 8-Core 221 23% 185 Pts	64-Core 208 13% 208 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.61 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.2% Very good	Lighting 91.2 Reflection 77.1 Parallax 95.5 74% 87.9 fps	MRender 90.3 Gravity 99.8 Splatting 83.3 74% 91.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 587 314 279 478 463 569 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 1,133 Write 1,079 Mixed 631 SusWrite 448 184% 823 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 26.7 4K Mixed 23 75% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 99 DQ Mixed 125 92% 122 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 283%
ST6000AS0002-1N917X 6TB 425 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 4TB free Firmware: AR13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 142 122 170 178 179 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 110 Write 175 Mixed 55 SusWrite 162 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.1 4% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 19%
ST16000NM001G-2KK103 16TB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 144 139 200 201 220 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 206 Write 177 Mixed 116 SusWrite 186 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 10.5 4K Write 10.4 4K Mixed 1.6 24% 7.5 MB/s	DQ Read 13.1 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 1.7 4% 8.6 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 45%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 168GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 299 280 415 359 332 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 1,193 Write 783 Mixed 526 SusWrite 367 159% 717 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 23.1 4K Mixed 21.2 67% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 163 119% 157 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 283%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150 40 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 109 122 138 141 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 165 Write 170 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 134 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 2 362% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	61.2% Good	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 14.3 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 101%

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 3,630 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	2,224x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $90Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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