Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.42% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive333% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateJul 20 '19 at 17:16
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 235
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 724
71% 580 Pts
64-Core 724
45% 724 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.42% Terrible
Lighting 7.47
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 8.28
6% 8.7 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 16.4
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.42%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
761GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0118C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1380 1549 1571 1561 1543 1593 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
333% Outstanding
Read 2101
Write 1,550
Mixed 1,241
SusWrite 1,533
360% 1,606 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 97.6
307% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,415
DQ Write 1,254
DQ Mixed 511
608% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 333%
Great: 372%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
82GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 84 84 72 60 53 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 460
Write 276
Mixed 338
SusWrite 107
66% 295 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 44.6
156% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 236
212% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 118%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
434GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 106 107 106 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 116
Write 116
Mixed 73
SusWrite 106
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 20.5
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 23.1
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 72%
Great: 88%

 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 3,646 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $643
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