Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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. 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 54.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics106% 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 Drive192% 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)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 27 '18 at 02:08
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$62
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
54.7% Above average
Memory 73.7
1-Core 93
2-Core 122
60% 96.3 Pts
4-Core 200
8-Core 254
29% 227 Pts
64-Core 239
15% 239 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 183
Parallax 200
103% 170 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 175
Splatting 127
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 106%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
281GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 793 1393 671 568 556 548 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 1,714
Write 1,649
Mixed 900
SusWrite 755
280% 1,255 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 88
4K Mixed 30.9
157% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 857
DQ Write 556
DQ Mixed 614
483% 676 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 192%
Great: 254%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB
223GB free
Firmware: SBFA12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 97 100 97 97 97 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 342
Write 360
Mixed 344
SusWrite 132
66% 295 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 33.6
135% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 206
188% 285 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 90%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB
585GB free, PID 2336
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 40 39 38 38 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
20.5% Poor
Read 38
Write 39
Mixed 29
SusWrite 38.6
49% 36.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 20.5%
Great: 20%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB
19GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 21 22 22 21 21 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
Read 75.7
Write 34
Mixed 26.5
SusWrite 20.7
45% 39.2 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.9
64% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 04EF Team-Elite-2400 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.2% Very good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 22.5
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 30.1
SC Mixed 21.9
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 93.1
43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.2%
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 3,646 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $638
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