Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics154% 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 Drive347% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 31 '20 at 17:11
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 97.9
1-Core 133
2-Core 261
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 672
68% 551 Pts
64-Core 641
40% 641 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
154% Outstanding
Lighting 206
Reflection 210
Parallax 198
168% 204 fps
MRender 287
Gravity 224
Splatting 137
168% 216 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 154%
Great: 202%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
558GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1697 1640 1489 1510 1508 1523 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
347% Outstanding
Read 2,539
Write 2,327
Mixed 1,857
SusWrite 1,561
465% 2,071 MB/s
4K Read 64
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 91.6
306% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,336
DQ Write 1,154
DQ Mixed 1,235
928% 1,241 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 347%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 42
MC Write 43.8
MC Mixed 31.3
112% 39 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 45.9
SC Mixed 33.8
98% 34.4 GB/s
Latency 46.6
86% 46.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 111%
Great: 128%

 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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