Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics85% 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 Drive203% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160311
Uptime7.2 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '17 at 08:05
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 13%

 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 (99th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 91.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 267
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 742
77% 620 Pts
64-Core 742
46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3235) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 113
Parallax 101
88% 108 fps
MRender 94.3
Gravity 101
Splatting 93.2
78% 96.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1,639
Write 1,365
Mixed 1,416
328% 1,473 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 38.6
4K Mixed 35.6
107% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 550
DQ Write 390
DQ Mixed 216
230% 385 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 203%
Great: 283%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$80
3.5TB free
Firmware: MJAOA5E0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 168
Mixed 162
124% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.02
4K Write 2.19
4K Mixed 0.24
110% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$90
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.4% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.7
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24.9
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 113%

 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 3,611 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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