Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics93.8% 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 Drive327% 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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180111
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 02 '18 at 06:12
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 97.7
1-Core 146
2-Core 293
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 810
87% 691 Pts
64-Core 805
50% 805 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 102%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1805 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 121
Parallax 110
100% 118 fps
MRender 99.4
Gravity 106
Splatting 98.2
83% 101 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2262 914 617 617 619 619 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
327% Outstanding
Read 3,161
Write 2,521
Mixed 1,619
SusWrite 941
458% 2,060 MB/s
4K Read 67.6
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 87.4
302% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,017
DQ Write 1,205
DQ Mixed 1,256
906% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 327%
Great: 313%
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 240GB-$110
223GB free
Firmware: 1.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 457 493 457 493 457 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 453
Write 490
Mixed 353
SusWrite 474
100% 443 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 40.4
160% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 291
238% 337 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 112%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 296 298 296 299 299 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
119% Outstanding
MC Read 43.4
MC Write 46.5
MC Mixed 36.7
121% 42.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 52.1
SC Mixed 35.1
107% 37.3 GB/s
Latency 47.2
85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 119%
Great: 128%

 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 3,613 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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