Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics74.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory19.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateSep 18 '18 at 03:29
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 121
2-Core 218
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 707
64% 538 Pts
64-Core 705
44% 705 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.19
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.4% Very good
Lighting 92
Reflection 100
Parallax 99.2
75% 97.2 fps
MRender 91.3
Gravity 86.1
Splatting 91
73% 89.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 189 179 167 182 162 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 444
Mixed 375
SusWrite 213
83% 372 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 53.7
186% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 351
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 105%
Great: 134%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB
256GB free
Firmware: X6104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 449 431 425 419 423 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Read 433
Write 411
Mixed 302
SusWrite 425
88% 393 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 32.4
105% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 240
209% 312 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.9% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.3
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 22.1
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 121%

 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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