Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.16% 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 Drive79.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '18 at 20:34
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$219
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 86.3
1-Core 131
2-Core 234
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 695
69% 566 Pts
64-Core 669
41% 669 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Zotac(19DA 5324) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
7.16% Terrible
Lighting 9.03
Reflection 7.88
Parallax 9.19
7% 8.7 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 7.17
7% 8.49 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.16%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 1TB-$270
681GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 282 293 293 300 282 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 276
Write 378
Mixed 268
SusWrite 293
69% 304 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 36.2
138% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 127
115% 169 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 104%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
1.5TB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 6.9 6 6.5 6.4 6.3 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
6.75% Terrible
Read 16
Write 14.5
Mixed 11.8
SusWrite 7.3
9% 12.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.2
44% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 6.75%
Great: 82%
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿ 32GB
30GB free, PID 0723
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 14 14 12 12 13 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
8.26% Terrible
Read 16.7
Write 12.2
Mixed 12.7
SusWrite 12.7
18% 13.6 MB/s
4K Read 3.9
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1.2
79% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 8.26%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT16G4DFD8213.C16FBD Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1B1 859B CT16G4DFD8213.C16FBD 859B CT16G4DFD8213.C16FBD 64GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
71.5% Very good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 23.3
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 22.1
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 74%

 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 3,654 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: $680
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