Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.92% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive346% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 21:18
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 161
2-Core 321
104% 192 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 833
84% 684 Pts
64-Core 852
53% 852 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8280
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.92% Terrible
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 10
Parallax 8.8
6% 8.73 fps
MRender 11.7
Gravity 7.6
Splatting 11.9
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.92%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
342GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1677 1676 1793 1831 1794 1775 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
346% Outstanding
Read 2,266
Write 1,878
Mixed 1,208
SusWrite 1,758
398% 1,777 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 89.1
307% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1335
DQ Write 1,056
DQ Mixed 1178
886% 1,190 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 346%
Great: 393%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200
1.5TB free
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 386 387 388 386 385 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 358
Write 374
Mixed 322
SusWrite 386
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 51.8
175% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 249
186% 247 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 103%
Great: 122%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
357GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2086 748 628 632 635 635 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 2,375
Write 2,025
Mixed 1,450
SusWrite 894
376% 1,686 MB/s
4K Read 67.4
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 92.8
311% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,204
DQ Write 1,004
DQ Mixed 1,100
825% 1,103 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 296%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 29.5
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 31.5
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 103%

 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 3,621 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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