Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive262% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 19 '16 at 02:29
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 139
2-Core 288
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 803
82% 660 Pts
64-Core 802
50% 802 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 145
Parallax 124
107% 133 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 127
Splatting 104
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 2,350
Write 1,376
Mixed 1,455
381% 1,727 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 35.8
218% 88.6 MB/s
DQ Read 555
DQ Write 395
DQ Mixed 226
236% 392 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 262%
Great: 283%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
144GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 1,028
Write 982
Mixed 989
223% 1,000 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 43.6
183% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 40.8
DQ Write 545
DQ Mixed 161
164% 249 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 169%
Great: 332%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 274
Mixed 162
219% 297 MB/s
4K Read 2.11
4K Write 4.68
4K Mixed 0.7
253% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 209%
Great: 236%
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 (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 45.3
MC Mixed 35.7
117% 41.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 48.5
SC Mixed 34.1
101% 35.2 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 115%
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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