Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% 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 Drive227% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 15 '20 at 09:27
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 as expected (49th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 126
2-Core 243
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 656
66% 537 Pts
64-Core 661
41% 661 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6694) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 180
Parallax 182
143% 179 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 176
Splatting 120
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
604GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1220 1031 1040 1087 1100 1057 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 1,831
Write 1,998
Mixed 1,601
SusWrite 1,089
367% 1,630 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 56.3
194% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 751
DQ Write 482
DQ Mixed 800
547% 678 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 227%
Great: 347%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
786GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 707 713 707 711 708 695 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 164 163 165 163 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 164
Mixed 89.3
SusWrite 162
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.9% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 19.7
63% 22.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 21
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 62.9%
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 3,624 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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