Gigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC Force-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics87.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive277% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170X-SOC Force
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC Force-CF  (all builds)
Memory23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20170808
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '23 at 23:23
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 below expectations (27th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 126
2-Core 233
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 451
57% 432 Pts
64-Core 572
35% 572 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
EVGA(3842 6278) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 113
Parallax 104
92% 110 fps
MRender 80.3
Gravity 105
Splatting 101
79% 95.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDPE21D015TA 1.5TB
803GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E2010480
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1414 1546 1473 1453 1649 1636 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 1812
Write 1,589
Mixed 1,627
SusWrite 1,528
369% 1,639 MB/s
4K Read 94.7
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 84.6
295% 86.7 MB/s
DQ Read 484
DQ Write 444
DQ Mixed 463
347% 463 MB/s
Poor: 277%
This bench: 277%
Great: 472%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
223GB free
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 917 914 879 912 909 907 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
191% Outstanding
Read 1,720
Write 922
Mixed 700
SusWrite 906
236% 1,062 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 74.4
4K Mixed 41.9
150% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 593
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 418
323% 447 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 191%
Great: 243%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
70.1% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 21.9
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 22.8
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 144%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z170X-SOC Force-CF Builds (Compare 59 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-SOC Force-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $787
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