Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83.2% 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 Drive109% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateDec 17 '18 at 21:52
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 146
2-Core 265
95% 169 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 785
77% 628 Pts
64-Core 824
51% 824 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.1
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Lighting 99.5
Reflection 88.3
Parallax 153
81% 114 fps
MRender 86.4
Gravity 99.7
Splatting 125
87% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$120
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FT04.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 211 201 178 204 203 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 891
Write 205
Mixed 243
SusWrite 201
84% 385 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 75.5
4K Mixed 34.1
123% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 864
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 244
253% 434 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 109%
Great: 185%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
191GB free
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 920 534 494 520 518 525 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 1,787
Write 1,537
Mixed 606
SusWrite 585
251% 1,129 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 51.5
183% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,097
DQ Write 1,031
DQ Mixed 824
684% 984 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 211%
Great: 254%
OCZ RevoDrive 3 PCIe 240GB-$600
109GB free
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 51 51 50 50 53 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
599% Outstanding
Read 5,890
Write 58.5
Mixed 115
SusWrite 50.4
318% 1,528 MB/s
4K Read 892
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 7.3
1,362% 301 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 599%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3733 C17 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.2% Below average
MC Read 12.6
MC Write 12.5
MC Mixed 12.7
36% 12.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 12.2
SC Mixed 10.8
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 125%

 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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