Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% 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.
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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 07 '18 at 18:34
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 135
2-Core 271
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 523
70% 523 Pts
64-Core 520
32% 520 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 167
Parallax 165
140% 168 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 146
Splatting 107
115% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,612
Write 1364
Mixed 460
252% 1,145 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 58.9
231% 90.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1225
DQ Write 1,233
DQ Mixed 942
787% 1,133 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
40GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 106 107 107 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 106
Write 125
Mixed 69
SusWrite 107
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
208% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 112%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
188GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 62 62 62 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
34.9% Below average
Read 60.7
Write 59.2
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 60.4
41% 55.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
72.3% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 21.4
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 22.6
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 88%

 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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