Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92.3% 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 Drive245% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161104
Uptime7.2 Days
Run DateSep 24 '17 at 13:51
Run Duration364 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 149
2-Core 298
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 823
84% 679 Pts
64-Core 826
51% 826 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3706) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2042 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 121
Parallax 103
96% 114 fps
MRender 98.5
Gravity 105
Splatting 105
85% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 1,970
Write 1,642
Mixed 1,580
385% 1,730 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 31
143% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 564
DQ Write 498
DQ Mixed 29.4
159% 364 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 245%
Great: 353%
hp v220w 32GB
20GB free, PID 5a07
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
3.78% Terrible
Read 20.7
Write 3.55
Mixed 3.97
9% 9.41 MB/s
4K Read 0.006
4K Write 0.001
4K Mixed 0.001
0% 0.003 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.78%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 41.7
MC Write 44.9
MC Mixed 36
117% 40.9 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 47.9
SC Mixed 33.3
100% 34.8 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 115%
Great: 115%

 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 3,613 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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HDDRAMUSB
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