Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics97.9% 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 Drive94.6% 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151216
Uptime8 Days
Run DateJul 16 '20 at 14:58
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 28%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 as expected (42nd percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 214
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 612
63% 507 Pts
64-Core 681
42% 681 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.9% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 136
Parallax 119
102% 127 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 125
Splatting 101
90% 111 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0B 1TB
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 243 235 273 272 283 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 446
Write 364
Mixed 257
SusWrite 268
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 34.5
151% 56.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 206
190% 295 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 122%
Synology iSCSI Storage 107GB
134GB free
Firmware: 4.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 167 48 43 61 52 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
89.5% Excellent
Read 604
Write 285
Mixed 373
SusWrite 106
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 43.4
160% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 170
142% 200 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 89%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
42GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 45 45 45 45 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
33.2% Below average
Read 70.2
Write 72.5
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 45
43% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 0215 CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 0215 CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
71% Very good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 23
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 21.8
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 72.1
56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 71%
Great: 74%

 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 3,635 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $646
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