Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics124% 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 Drive285% 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.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateApr 16 '19 at 20:28
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User TTO-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 87.7
1-Core 133
2-Core 260
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 577
63% 499 Pts
64-Core 614
38% 614 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 190
Parallax 168
140% 177 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 170
Splatting 120
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
291GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1373 1793 1979 885 943 1013 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
285% Outstanding
Read 2,502
Write 2,113
Mixed 1,320
SusWrite 1,331
406% 1,817 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 69
207% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,013
DQ Write 686
DQ Mixed 885
651% 861 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 285%
Great: 393%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
231GB free
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 279 280 279 279 278 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 434
Mixed 414
SusWrite 298
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 53.1
185% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 231
209% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 111%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK16GX4M2C3000C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.9% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 22.5
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 20.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 69.8
57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 99%

 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 3,638 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: $634
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