Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive197% 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
7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateOct 20 '16 at 01:06
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 293
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 813
84% 675 Pts
64-Core 814
50% 814 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 21.19.151.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.6% Good
Lighting 76
Reflection 64.2
Parallax 90.4
62% 76.9 fps
MRender 63.5
Gravity 63.1
Splatting 81
58% 69.2 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
197% Outstanding
Read 1,339
Write 774
Mixed 942
225% 1,018 MB/s
4K Read 54.8
4K Write 204
4K Mixed 49.7
254% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 640
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 166
202% 364 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 197%
Great: 243%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 182
Mixed 190
146% 194 MB/s
4K Read 1.03
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.18
97% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 112%
Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 181
Mixed 188
142% 188 MB/s
4K Read 1.18
4K Write 2.28
4K Mixed 0.21
114% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87
581GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 122
Write 122
Mixed 122
92% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 2.47
4K Mixed 0.32
112% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 42
MC Mixed 33.7
110% 38.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 45.8
SC Mixed 33.5
97% 34.1 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 109%
Great: 113%

 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 3,635 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: $641
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