Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% 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 Drive98.5% 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 (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory16.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160311
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateNov 04 '17 at 02:10
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 (57th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 86
1-Core 126
2-Core 242
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 621
64% 518 Pts
64-Core 640
40% 640 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 153
Parallax 127
110% 138 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 129
Splatting 107
94% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 480GB-$84
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 419
Mixed 444
100% 450 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 29.1
131% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 48
109% 224 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 100%
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$190
32GB free
Firmware: SAFZ12.3
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Read 513
Write 341
Mixed 350
89% 401 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 65.4
4K Mixed 9.54
84% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 43.5
92% 192 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.1% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 21.8
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 21.8
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 93%

 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 3,624 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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HDDRAMUSB
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