Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% 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 Drive63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151019
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 22 '18 at 20:28
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 107
2-Core 213
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 421
56% 419 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 144
Parallax 127
107% 134 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 131
Splatting 106
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 454
Write 202
Mixed 280
69% 312 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 13.3
91% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 110
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 5.78
47% 105 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 85%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
570GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 108
Write 110
Mixed 114
84% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.97
4K Mixed 0.15
72% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.3% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.6
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 14.9
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 91%

 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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