Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateNov 28 '18 at 18:51
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 437
63% 462 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.4% Very good
Lighting 85.9
Reflection 91.5
Parallax 71.5
70% 83 fps
MRender 91.6
Gravity 91.8
Splatting 97.3
77% 93.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC308 SATA 256GB
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 213 203 194 192 195 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
70% Good
Read 415
Write 232
Mixed 180
SusWrite 199
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 52.7
4K Mixed 22.7
94% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 168
158% 249 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 70%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
318GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 140 140 141 142 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 118
Write 108
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 141
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 109%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
1.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 156 162 159 154 164 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 134
Write 157
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 159
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.6
188% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.6% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 18
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 19.6
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 57.6%
Great: 104%

 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $655
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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