Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151216
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateMar 17 '19 at 21:06
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$219
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 130
2-Core 255
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 720
70% 574 Pts
64-Core 694
43% 694 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 121
Parallax 106
93% 114 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 106
Splatting 108
86% 105 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
445GB free
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 370 370 371 379 379 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 362
Write 378
Mixed 335
SusWrite 371
82% 362 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 52.8
175% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 182
140% 189 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 100%
Great: 134%
Samsun 840 EVO 250G 250GB
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 501
Write 478
Mixed 378
101% 452 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 60.8
213% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 237
212% 319 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 106%
WD WD7501AALS-00J7B 750GB
117GB free
Firmware: 05.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 72 73 73 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 94.3
Write 94
Mixed 71
SusWrite 72.8
61% 83 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 41.3
MC Mixed 33.7
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 42
SC Mixed 31.4
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 107%

 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 3,654 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: $680
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