Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics159% 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 Drive313% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150803
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '19 at 12:30
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 129
2-Core 222
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 664
75% 585 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
159% Outstanding
Lighting 224
Reflection 228
Parallax 247
182% 233 fps
MRender 255
Gravity 212
Splatting 137
158% 201 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 159%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1895 1739 1784 1544 1571 1592 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
313% Outstanding
Read 2,205
Write 1,854
Mixed 1,180
SusWrite 1,688
388% 1,732 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 81
248% 93.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1037
DQ Write 904
DQ Mixed 959
722% 967 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 313%
Great: 425%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
2GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 149
Write 141
Mixed 90.8
94% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
5GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 106
Write 93.5
Mixed 53.2
62% 84.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 178 178 178 179 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 138
Write 121
Mixed 73
SusWrite 178
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.9% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 23.3
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 23.7
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 109%

 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 3,623 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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