Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.8% 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 Drive306% 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '19 at 06:16
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 780
81% 649 Pts
64-Core 780
48% 780 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
EVGA(3842 5678) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.8% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 138
Parallax 116
105% 127 fps
MRender 93.8
Gravity 125
Splatting 103
88% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
379GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1830 921 612 605 610 607 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
306% Outstanding
Read 2,184
Write 1,639
Mixed 943
SusWrite 864
313% 1,407 MB/s
4K Read 71.4
4K Write 193
4K Mixed 98.8
337% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1,570
DQ Write 1213
DQ Mixed 1329
1,011% 1,370 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 306%
Great: 340%
Crucial M500 120GB-$75
93GB free
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 138 138 139 138 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 384
Write 139
Mixed 201
SusWrite 138
48% 215 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 20.7
126% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 159
128% 184 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
421GB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 168 167 169 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 118
Mixed 74.6
SusWrite 168
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
78.1% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 23.8
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 25.3
72% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 79%

 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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