Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.9% 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 Drive49.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 11 '18 at 23:31
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 136
2-Core 273
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 710
72% 581 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 119
Parallax 112
93% 115 fps
MRender 99.7
Gravity 102
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 108 103 93 99 114 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 435
Write 136
Mixed 167
SusWrite 107
46% 211 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 9.4
71% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 86.5
DQ Mixed 19.8
42% 87.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 86%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
931GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 140 142 141 141 142 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 134
Write 47.1
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 138
72% 98 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.2
198% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 75%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB
29GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 7.1 7.6 6.3 6.7 7.5 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
15.5% Very poor
Read 36.3
Write 8.5
Mixed 6
SusWrite 6.8
15% 14.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 2.9
201% 3.67 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
116% Outstanding
MC Read 42.3
MC Write 45.8
MC Mixed 36
118% 41.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 49.7
SC Mixed 33.1
101% 35.3 GB/s
Latency 50.2
80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 116%
Great: 115%

 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 3,621 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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