Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.49% 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 Drive241% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151019
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 21 '15 at 04:00
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 422
57% 423 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.15.4279
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.49% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 10.4
Parallax 5.94
6% 7.69 fps
MRender 9.38
Gravity 6.07
Splatting 14.1
8% 9.86 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.49%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
436GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 2,026
Write 1,393
Mixed 1,538
367% 1,652 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 53.3
178% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 502
DQ Write 392
DQ Mixed 207
220% 367 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 241%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEEXX-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 28.7
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 25.4
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 88%

 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $655
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