Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.7% 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 Drive98% 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.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 23 '20 at 13:46
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 57%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 115
2-Core 220
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 596
61% 494 Pts
64-Core 626
39% 626 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.98
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.7% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 118
Parallax 122
100% 121 fps
MRender 168
Gravity 108
Splatting 101
100% 126 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 209 172 58 40 41 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 467
Mixed 381
SusWrite 130
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 50.6
177% 63.3 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 228
206% 314 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 98%
Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
263GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 129 129 129 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 122
Mixed 97.9
SusWrite 129
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.5% Very good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 22.5
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 21.1
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 110%

 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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