Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive195% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 19 '18 at 05:02
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 263
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 715
75% 599 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 114
Parallax 108
91% 112 fps
MRender 96.8
Gravity 97.9
Splatting 97.9
80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 522 471 457 426 437 414 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
195% Outstanding
Read 1,701
Write 1,226
Mixed 666
SusWrite 454
224% 1,012 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 53.4
209% 85.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,226
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 477
432% 685 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 195%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB-$81
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 42
MC Write 43.2
MC Mixed 31.3
111% 38.8 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 43.5
SC Mixed 33.5
96% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 46.8
86% 46.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 110%
Great: 123%

 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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