Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79.9% 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 Drive36.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '17 at 00:33
Run Duration102 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU 100%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 97
2-Core 153
69% 113 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 524
53% 429 Pts
64-Core 616
38% 616 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.9% Very good
Lighting 103
Reflection 110
Parallax 101
84% 105 fps
MRender 85.6
Gravity 86.1
Splatting 91.3
72% 87.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Read 332
Write 113
Mixed 155
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 37.2
4K Mixed 8.3
49% 19.2 MB/s
DQ Read 13.1
DQ Write 91.7
DQ Mixed 5.89
18% 36.9 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 80%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-3000 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 25.8
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 34.1
SC Mixed 24.2
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 82.5%
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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $655
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