Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics129% 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 Drive155% 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)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime11.1 Days
Run DateNov 01 '21 at 20:09
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 84.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 256
87% 158 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 704
69% 563 Pts
64-Core 721
45% 721 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Asus(1043 8738) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
129% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 172
Parallax 175
141% 174 fps
MRender 199
Gravity 154
Splatting 128
128% 160 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 129%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 614 533 527 528 523 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 1,292
Write 858
Mixed 312
SusWrite 509
164% 743 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 49.8
174% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 547
DQ Mixed 352
287% 399 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 155%
Great: 277%
Patriot Ignite 960GB-$462
321GB free
Firmware: SAFM02.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 473 469 466 468 463 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 435
Write 454
Mixed 335
SusWrite 462
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 39.2
141% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 185
182% 288 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.1% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 20.5
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 21.3
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 95%

 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 3,612 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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