Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics111% 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 Drive85.9% 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 8 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 03 '17 at 02:30
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 above expectations (79th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 734
71% 582 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 154
Parallax 135
122% 146 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 135
Splatting 111
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 501
Write 401
Mixed 413
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 72.6
4K Mixed 23
130% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 39.1
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 22.3
32% 57 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
393GB free
Firmware: KC45
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 101
Write 103
Mixed 87.7
73% 97 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 0.96
4K Mixed 0.31
72% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41% Average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 11.8
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 14.6
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 41%
Great: 114%

 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 3,614 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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