Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92.3% 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 Drive217% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 25 '18 at 19:19
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 771
76% 624 Pts
64-Core 761
47% 761 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 119
Parallax 101
97% 113 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 106
Splatting 101
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1047 313 315 314 311 315 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1,828
Write 1372
Mixed 613
SusWrite 436
235% 1,062 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 55.7
222% 86.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,052
DQ Write 1,185
DQ Mixed 834
707% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 217%
Great: 236%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139
91GB free
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 220 219 221 215 217 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 414
Write 276
Mixed 272
SusWrite 215
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 42.1
175% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 252
196% 271 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 95%
Intel 530 Series 180GB
35GB free
Firmware: DC12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 163 157 158 160 148 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 322
Write 208
Mixed 227
SusWrite 151
51% 227 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 36.1
152% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 136
129% 203 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 82%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261
82GB free
Firmware: CXM03B1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 399 408 408 394 405 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 460
Write 400
Mixed 305
SusWrite 402
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 75.1
4K Mixed 28.6
111% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 159
129% 187 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 86%
Patriot Memory 32GB
28GB free, PID 5200
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 36 36 31 42 25 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Read 163
Write 26.5
Mixed 46.7
SusWrite 31.2
69% 66.8 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1.4
96% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 42.6
MC Mixed 33.8
111% 38.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 45.5
SC Mixed 31.5
94% 33 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 109%
Great: 111%

 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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