Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% 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 Drive106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160826
Uptime6.6 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '22 at 18:02
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 96.4
1-Core 120
2-Core 231
86% 149 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 706
71% 575 Pts
64-Core 703
44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 118
Parallax 139
111% 131 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 132
Splatting 108
112% 141 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$109
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 457 464 458 473 407 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 408
Write 450
Mixed 384
SusWrite 454
96% 424 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 40.5
151% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 342
257% 342 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
66GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 150 147 150 150 153 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 149
Write 133
Mixed 82
SusWrite 151
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 112%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106
85GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 155 156 157 157 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
77% Very good
Read 111
Write 72.2
Mixed 29.1
SusWrite 156
67% 92.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.8
338% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 41.3
MC Mixed 29.5
104% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 42.2
SC Mixed 29
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 103%
Great: 129%

 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 3,639 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $646
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