Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (84%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151019
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 16 '22 at 02:12
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 84%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 110
64% 100 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 294
44% 318 Pts
64-Core 318
20% 318 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250
MSI(1462 397B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 522.25
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 120
Parallax 125
109% 126 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 103
Splatting 88.2
87% 109 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 203 195 186 177 168 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 458
Write 208
Mixed 224
SusWrite 190
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 73.2
4K Mixed 32.7
105% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 199
174% 264 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 76%
Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
104GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 129 129 131 131 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 130
Write 128
Mixed 87.2
SusWrite 129
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2400C15-4GVR Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G 0420 F4-2400C15-4GVR Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.3% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.7
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 17.9
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 76.4
52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 3,653 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $646
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