Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.1% 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 Drive289% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory57.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161104
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 27 '16 at 04:34
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 85.5
1-Core 134
2-Core 265
89% 162 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 716
72% 586 Pts
64-Core 719
44% 719 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 119
Parallax 102
97% 114 fps
MRender 96.3
Gravity 101
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
289% Outstanding
Read 2,228
Write 1,442
Mixed 1,407
374% 1,692 MB/s
4K Read 54.4
4K Write 204
4K Mixed 59.2
266% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,016
DQ Write 400
DQ Mixed 236
299% 551 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 289%
Great: 283%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 121
Write 119
Mixed 116
89% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.28
108% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 96%
WD Red Pro 3TB (2014)-$170
1TB free
Firmware: 81.0
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 153
Write 151
Mixed 142
112% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 2.81
4K Mixed 0.37
126% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.1% Very good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 23.4
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 22.8
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 130%

 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $706
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