Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics83.8% 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 Drive102% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160311
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 14 '19 at 11:13
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$60
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 82.5
1-Core 103
2-Core 210
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 411
54% 406 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 76%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 106
Parallax 102
87% 105 fps
MRender 94.3
Gravity 94.3
Splatting 96.5
78% 95 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 133 126 120 115 114 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 459
Mixed 355
SusWrite 154
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 54
184% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 359
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 102%
Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75
61GB free
Firmware: X2316RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 286 288 291 291 291 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Read 467
Write 268
Mixed 210
SusWrite 286
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 70.5
4K Mixed 31.3
120% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 120
126% 210 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25
847GB free
Firmware: CC4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 186 188 191 187 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 216
Write 151
Mixed 82.7
SusWrite 190
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 116%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3200C16 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 0215 CMK16GX4M2D3200C16 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.7% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 24.7
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 27.3
SC Mixed 21.3
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 105%

 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 3,659 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: 74% - Very good Total price: $781
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