Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive132% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160311
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 24 '17 at 09:09
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 96.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 452
60% 450 Pts
64-Core 454
28% 454 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.7% Good
Lighting 77.1
Reflection 76.1
Parallax 67.9
63% 73.7 fps
MRender 80.6
Gravity 73.3
Splatting 75.8
63% 76.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 1,107
Write 469
Mixed 834
177% 803 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 39.5
181% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 45.6
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 29.4
46% 83.2 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 132%
Great: 243%
WD WD20EARX-32PASB0 500GB
200GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
42.1% Average
Read 79.8
Write 66.4
Mixed 68.8
54% 71.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 2.09
4K Mixed 0.38
103% 1 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 44.1
MC Mixed 36.5
114% 39.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 30.2
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 53.6
75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%

 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 3,630 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: $636
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HDDRAMUSB
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