Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.3% 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 Drive110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151216
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateAug 19 '18 at 21:12
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 (97th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 134
2-Core 263
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 686
71% 573 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 117
Parallax 104
89% 110 fps
MRender 97.8
Gravity 101
Splatting 90.6
78% 96.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 83 78 77 77 67 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 486
Mixed 390
SusWrite 92.3
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 62.6
218% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 110%
Great: 122%
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230
58GB free
Firmware: L2010420
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 52 55 50 54 63 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 423
Write 478
Mixed 328
SusWrite 63.6
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 42.6
173% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 318
241% 324 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 110%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB
374GB free
Firmware: 0001SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 33 43 51 50 57 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
48.2% Average
Read 117
Write 114
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 51
60% 82.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
82.8% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 25.8
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 25.7
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 91%

 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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