Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics100% 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 Drive108% 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 (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime16.8 Days
Run DateAug 15 '19 at 17:29
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 42%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Memory 78.8
1-Core 109
2-Core 199
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 523
55% 442 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 139
Parallax 118
104% 128 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 126
Splatting 105
92% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 118 109 107 100 97 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 466
Mixed 390
SusWrite 140
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 59.8
205% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 108%
Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
616GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 142 146 147 149 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 150
Write 154
Mixed 82
SusWrite 146
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71.4% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.6
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 18.2
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 82.8
48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 107%

 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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