Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive219% 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.
Run History
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MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 26 '18 at 16:16
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$70
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 90.9
1-Core 122
2-Core 232
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 348
44% 335 Pts
64-Core 335
21% 335 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2962 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 203
Parallax 184
142% 187 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 180
Splatting 132
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
253GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1366 1132 570 570 573 571 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 1,472
Write 1,206
Mixed 623
SusWrite 797
228% 1,024 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 58.1
228% 83.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,028
DQ Write 880
DQ Mixed 758
622% 889 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 219%
Great: 254%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: SBFA12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 99 100 100 98 99 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 474
Write 429
Mixed 352
SusWrite 136
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 38.4
156% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 211
191% 288 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 89%
Great: 90%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB
585GB free, PID 2336
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
20.3% Poor
Read 38.4
Write 39.2
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 38.7
49% 36.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 20.3%
Great: 20%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB
19GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 22 22 24 24 24 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
25.6% Poor
Read 107
Write 50.3
Mixed 17.9
SusWrite 24.9
55% 50 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.8
118% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 04EF Team-Elite-2400 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
74.8% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 24
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 24.3
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 83%

 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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