Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive205% 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime5.6 Days
Run DateNov 28 '18 at 20:15
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 151
2-Core 303
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 838
84% 683 Pts
64-Core 841
52% 841 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2177 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.8% Good
Lighting 76.6
Reflection 80
Parallax 76.2
62% 77.6 fps
MRender 76.6
Gravity 72
Splatting 73.8
61% 74.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 978 991 914 926 878 845 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
205% Outstanding
Read 1,537
Write 1,140
Mixed 861
SusWrite 922
249% 1,115 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 56.1
207% 76.3 MB/s
DQ Read 697
DQ Write 370
DQ Mixed 520
390% 529 MB/s
Poor: 109%
This bench: 205%
Great: 220%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
369GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 70 71 138 166 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 92.2
Write 63.7
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 97.6
61% 82.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3200-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 42.2
MC Mixed 33.8
110% 38.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 44.6
SC Mixed 32.6
96% 33.6 GB/s
Latency 49.2
81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%

 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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