Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 63.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.45% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	67.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '23 at 14:27
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	79%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th 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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	63.8% Good	Memory 74.3 1-Core 86.2 2-Core 180 65% 114 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 345 42% 324 Pts	64-Core 359 22% 359 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	5.45% Terrible	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 4.9 Parallax 7 5% 5.93 fps	MRender 6.6 Gravity 8.5 Splatting 9 7% 8.03 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.45% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY 2TB SATA SSD 2TB 137 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 553GB free (System drive) Firmware: H221215a SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 312 333 309 319 335 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 344 Write 368 Mixed 323 SusWrite 318 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 26.5 84% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 50.6 74% 139 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 106%
AGI512G17AI178 512GB 396 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 459GB free Firmware: T0722A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 344 378 352 367 397 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 342 Write 302 Mixed 362 SusWrite 364 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 47.2 4K Mixed 17.4 76% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 34 79% 159 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.6% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 20.8 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 15.4 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 86.5 46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 98%

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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	68	54	60	23.5"	1280 720	SAM0D2D C24F390

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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	475x
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 $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 $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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $638

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16