Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive36.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory20.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 15 '21 at 09:27
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 89.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 226
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 703
73% 589 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253X2256G 256GB
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0920A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 31 32 33 38 44 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 447
Write 58.5
Mixed 27.9
SusWrite 37.8
30% 143 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 10.1
4K Mixed 0.2
49% 13 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 3.9
DQ Mixed 38.7
36% 58.8 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 174 169 175 180 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 150
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 174
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 0215 CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 24GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
75% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.1
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 23.9
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75%
Great: 75%

 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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