Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.1% 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 Drive104% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151229
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 15 '20 at 14:06
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 124
2-Core 245
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 463
61% 458 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.1% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 111
Parallax 103
82% 105 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 95.9
Splatting 99.8
80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
IR-SSDPR-S25A-120 120GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM91.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 345 428 428 436 425 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 400
Write 397
Mixed 291
SusWrite 390
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 38
163% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 193
182% 283 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 104%
Great: 103%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
102GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 160 172 173 171 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 154
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 167
95% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2538 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 25.4
84% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 26.5
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 81%

 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 3,611 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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