Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics84% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime3 Days
Run DateJun 26 '20 at 17:02
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 132
2-Core 243
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 685
68% 554 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 8548) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
84% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 110
Parallax 108
88% 109 fps
MRender 90.6
Gravity 98
Splatting 90.3
76% 93 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
273GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 459 240 113 113 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 471
Mixed 432
SusWrite 246
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 98.4
4K Mixed 55
182% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 304
244% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C14 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.5% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 21.7
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 21.6
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 123%

 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 3,632 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $636
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