Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics118% 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 Drive110% 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.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime7.7 Days
Run DateOct 22 '18 at 20:00
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 above expectations (84th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 131
2-Core 244
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 688
68% 558 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 192
Parallax 183
128% 177 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 164
Splatting 119
110% 136 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 449 304 115 94 125 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 451
Mixed 403
SusWrite 249
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 55.4
189% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 360
270% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 110%
Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
57GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 72 75 77 85 84 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 91.5
Write 93
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 78.7
64% 86.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.6% Good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 25
MC Mixed 19.8
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 24.9
SC Mixed 20.9
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 126%

 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $641
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