Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics133% 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 Drive238% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory57.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateAug 03 '18 at 17:33
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 77%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 253
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 505
67% 504 Pts
64-Core 500
31% 500 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 207
Parallax 182
151% 192 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 183
Splatting 128
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 759 781 771 769 783 784 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 2,091
Write 875
Mixed 697
SusWrite 774
244% 1,109 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 60
253% 98.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,062
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 371
356% 582 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 238%
Great: 243%
Samsung MZ7WD960HMHP-000AZ 960GB
810GB free
Firmware: DXV8DW3Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 416 424 430 432 431 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 315
Write 427
Mixed 346
SusWrite 420
86% 377 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 43.1
159% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 243
184% 244 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 98%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
740GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 898 488 491 489 492 490 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 77% Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 42.8
MC Mixed 37.6
114% 40 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 29.8
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 110%
Great: 135%

 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 3,630 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $636
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