Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 31 '19 at 06:17
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 531
70% 526 Pts
64-Core 530
33% 530 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (99 fps cap detected)
81.2% Excellent
Lighting 99.9
Reflection 98.3
Parallax 77.7
81% 92 fps
MRender 95.1
Gravity 99.1
Splatting 100
81% 98.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,798
Write 2,210
Mixed 1,508
481% 2,172 MB/s
4K Read 58.9
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 86.9
304% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,456
DQ Write 1,448
DQ Mixed 1,486
1,107% 1,463 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Toshiba MK2555GSX 200GB
66GB free
Firmware: FG001M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 50 50 49 50 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
26.2% Poor
Read 42
Write 50
Mixed 29.7
SusWrite 49.2
31% 42.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 26.2%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
55.8% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 16.7
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 17
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 57.6
69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 57%

 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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