Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.9% 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 Drive108% 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 18 '20 at 07:34
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 30%

 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 i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 134
2-Core 271
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 472
68% 499 Pts
64-Core 529
33% 529 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 93%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 136
Parallax 127
103% 130 fps
MRender 95.4
Gravity 124
Splatting 105
88% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 100 92 84 82 81 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 445
Mixed 394
SusWrite 125
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 62.4
209% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 357
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 108%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2013)-$60
44GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 33 33 33 32 33 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
27.2% Poor
Read 62.2
Write 30
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 32.5
30% 40 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 33.4
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 30.2
90% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 52.2
77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%

 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 3,612 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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HDDRAMUSB
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