Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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.
Graphics11.9% 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 Drive118% 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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '18 at 16:03
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 144
2-Core 279
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 795
77% 632 Pts
64-Core 793
49% 793 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4000
Nvidia(10DE 097C) 3GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 1404 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.89
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Lighting 13.6
Reflection 12.7
Parallax 17.8
11% 14.7 fps
MRender 18.5
Gravity 15.9
Splatting 15.2
13% 16.5 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 13%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 298 297 299 300 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 469
Mixed 362
SusWrite 313
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 56.7
202% 76.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
78.8% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 22.4
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 25.4
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 89%

 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 3,613 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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