Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.1% 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 Drive75% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 22 '17 at 21:30
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 129
2-Core 241
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 709
70% 571 Pts
64-Core 701
43% 701 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4993) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.1% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 113
Parallax 97.2
85% 105 fps
MRender 95.1
Gravity 98.5
Splatting 94.7
79% 96.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
75% Very good
Read 379
Write 311
Mixed 316
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 66.8
4K Mixed 22.6
123% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 39.9
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 108
82% 106 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 75%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 27
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 26.4
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 87%

 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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