Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 85.4%, 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 Drive79.8% 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 14 '19 at 03:37
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 (79th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 95.4
1-Core 121
2-Core 188
81% 135 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 610
63% 509 Pts
64-Core 644
40% 644 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 197
Parallax 199
145% 191 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 188
Splatting 125
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 288 182 164 152 149 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 349
Write 358
Mixed 317
SusWrite 208
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 58.7
4K Mixed 42
135% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 237
179% 241 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 133%
Kbg30zms256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
163GB free
Firmware: ADDA0103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 646 668 724 236 235 236 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 880
Write 848
Mixed 807
SusWrite 458
168% 748 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 56.8
195% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 655
DQ Write 558
DQ Mixed 557
431% 590 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 151%
Great: 141%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB
15GB free, PID c75c
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 7.8 6.9 7.1 7.8 7.9 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
6.17% Terrible
Read 22.8
Write 3.8
Mixed 8.8
SusWrite 7.2
12% 10.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.17%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
99% Outstanding
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 30.2
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 20.6
SC Write 43.2
SC Mixed 29.2
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 56
71% 56 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 99%
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 3,614 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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