Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.8% 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 Drive37.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160407
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 17 '21 at 06:09
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 569
8-Core 574
76% 572 Pts
64-Core 569
35% 569 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2012 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.8% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 127
Parallax 120
99% 123 fps
MRender 89.9
Gravity 126
Splatting 109
89% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900E13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 82 112 28 109 79 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37.2% Below average
Read 204
Write 97.5
Mixed 88.1
SusWrite 91
27% 120 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 25.4
4K Mixed 8
50% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 94.4
100% 167 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 91%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
192GB free
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 221 210 208 208 206 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 449
Write 392
Mixed 286
SusWrite 224
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 40.5
156% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 181
179% 287 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
918GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 185 186 184 186 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 163
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 185
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.3% Average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 12.9
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 14.2
40% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 42.3%
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 3,624 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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