Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.4% 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 Drive194% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 14:45
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 98
1-Core 132
2-Core 266
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 730
71% 581 Pts
64-Core 722
45% 722 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 109
Parallax 96.3
89% 105 fps
MRender 95.7
Gravity 96.5
Splatting 96.6
79% 96.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 400 374 367 342 291 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 1820
Write 804
Mixed 618
SusWrite 373
198% 904 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 54.4
216% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1212
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 454
404% 638 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 194%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB-$81
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 42.4
MC Write 42.8
MC Mixed 31.3
111% 38.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 39.6
SC Mixed 32.4
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 46
87% 46 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 109%
Great: 123%

 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 3,612 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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