Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics116% 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 Drive266% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '19 at 01:51
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
99% 178 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 790
80% 649 Pts
64-Core 811
50% 811 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Gigabyte(1458 37C6) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Lighting 151
Reflection 137
Parallax 145
123% 144 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 140
Splatting 109
115% 146 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 116%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 514 224 215 209 205 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 2,212
Write 1,305
Mixed 1,154
SusWrite 261
272% 1233 MB/s
4K Read 71.3
4K Write 236
4K Mixed 99.8
361% 136 MB/s
DQ Read 776
DQ Write 1505
DQ Mixed 792
700% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 266%
Great: 280%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
52GB free
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 291 333 447 403 403 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 73.2
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 350
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 44.6
177% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 44.8
120% 253 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 112%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
117% Outstanding
MC Read 42.4
MC Write 45.4
MC Mixed 36.9
119% 41.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 48.7
SC Mixed 34.3
102% 35.6 GB/s
Latency 49.9
80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 117%
Great: 115%

 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 3,626 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $641
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