Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics150% 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.
Boot Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '19 at 23:16
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 108
2-Core 190
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 499
55% 434 Pts
64-Core 581
36% 581 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
150% Outstanding
Lighting 198
Reflection 227
Parallax 223
161% 216 fps
MRender 263
Gravity 219
Splatting 144
164% 208 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 150%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 339 235 202 191 184 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 442
Mixed 365
SusWrite 261
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 98
4K Mixed 53.6
180% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 353
265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 107%
Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
28GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 97 95 99 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 66
Write 108
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 98.2
54% 74.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.5
290% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
28GB free
Firmware: KC48
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 68 68 68 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
42.1% Average
Read 79.3
Write 75.7
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 67.5
50% 68.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
131% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.7% Good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 20.1
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 19.8
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 69.6
57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 110%

 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 3,624 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $641
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