Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.3% 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 Drive56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 10 '19 at 07:20
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 92.9
1-Core 130
2-Core 253
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 642
64% 524 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.3% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 114
Parallax 108
92% 112 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 100
Splatting 85.9
86% 108 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BF360A5L 360GB
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LUDi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 157 201 235 199 214 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 350
Write 239
Mixed 305
SusWrite 197
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 14.4
4K Mixed 21.2
82% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 87.1
DQ Mixed 20.4
43% 89.8 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 63%
Seagate IronWolf 2TB (2016)-$105
2TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 181 181 181 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 170
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 179
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 26.2
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 32.4
SC Mixed 26
74% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 106%

 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 3,614 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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