Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics126% 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 Drive60.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJan 27 '23 at 18:01
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 87
1-Core 127
2-Core 223
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 668
68% 551 Pts
64-Core 672
42% 672 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 528.02
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 187
Parallax 180
140% 180 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 180
Splatting 125
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 161 84 46 86 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
60.9% Good
Read 438
Write 396
Mixed 71.4
SusWrite 127
57% 258 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 16.4
89% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 128
117% 184 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 88%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB
584GB free
Firmware: M6CR056
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 430 424 373 97 138 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
60% Above average
Read 452
Write 406
Mixed 387
SusWrite 316
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 40
4K Mixed 0.9
67% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 51.7
DQ Mixed 0.9
28% 70.8 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 60%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.2
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 24
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75%
Great: 114%

 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 3,610 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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