Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics100% 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 Drive83.1% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160311
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 20 '16 at 17:44
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 59%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 86.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 225
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 599
63% 505 Pts
64-Core 719
44% 719 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 8593) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 149
Parallax 126
105% 134 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 129
Splatting 104
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 507
Write 351
Mixed 279
84% 379 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 62.8
4K Mixed 14.7
111% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 66.1
91% 168 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.3% Very good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 23.9
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 20.2
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 119%

 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 3,621 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $655
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