Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics10.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive78.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime9.2 Days
Run DateApr 09 '17 at 04:21
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 133
2-Core 261
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 728
73% 593 Pts
64-Core 708
44% 708 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.92
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
10.6% Very poor
Lighting 14.8
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 9.25
12% 11.5 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 9.63
Splatting 10.3
8% 9.36 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 176
Write 187
Mixed 795
88% 386 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 26.5
170% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 34.2
DQ Write 467
DQ Mixed 26.6
87% 176 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 157%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 40.2
MC Write 42.8
MC Mixed 34.8
112% 39.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 45.1
SC Mixed 31.9
95% 33.2 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%

 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 3,624 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $641
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