Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.3% 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 Drive226% 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160311
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '18 at 22:56
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Memory 65.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 218
75% 136 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 640
65% 524 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.3% Very good
Lighting 96.2
Reflection 111
Parallax 95.7
78% 101 fps
MRender 93.6
Gravity 93.3
Splatting 98.5
78% 95.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 738 633 636 633 646 641 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
226% Outstanding
Read 1,819
Write 1,531
Mixed 748
SusWrite 654
264% 1,188 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 59.3
207% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,138
DQ Write 1,090
DQ Mixed 833
702% 1,020 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 226%
Great: 254%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
537GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 99 95 88 91 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 129
Write 89
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 99
64% 88.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 18.9
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 14
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 108%

 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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