Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 149%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 129%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics168% 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.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateOct 31 '20 at 14:06
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 140
2-Core 271
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 750
73% 598 Pts
64-Core 743
46% 743 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
168% Outstanding
Lighting 235
Reflection 236
Parallax 316
192% 262 fps
MRender 301
Gravity 227
Splatting 134
171% 221 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 168%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,762
Write 1189
Mixed 451
248% 1,134 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 50.1
188% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 1,066
DQ Write 1,062
DQ Mixed 791
669% 973 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200
13GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 469
Write 462
Mixed 405
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 48.8
167% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 360
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 122%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190
312GB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1358 402 151 162 158 161 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1475
Write 1525
Mixed 1,028
SusWrite 399
248% 1,107 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 73.3
248% 88.1 MB/s
DQ Read 990
DQ Write 898
DQ Mixed 322
412% 737 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 202%
Great: 282%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 28
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 37.1
SC Mixed 28.4
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 105%

 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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