Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics121% 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 Drive92.8% 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.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 29 '20 at 19:22
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 232
87% 152 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 702
71% 574 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 166
Reflection 177
Parallax 164
135% 169 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 168
Splatting 119
110% 135 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HCHP-000L7 256GB
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 174 172 174 172 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 204
Mixed 216
SusWrite 173
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 40.9
164% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 218
179% 261 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 101%
SSD 1TB
6GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 224
Write 117
Mixed 221
42% 188 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 44.3
170% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 232
199% 290 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.4% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.6
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 23.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 75.4%
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 3,624 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $641
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