Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJul 14 '20 at 19:58
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
95% 174 Pts
4-Core 569
8-Core 568
76% 569 Pts
64-Core 567
35% 567 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 155
Parallax 145
122% 150 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 142
Splatting 109
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,432
Write 1,183
Mixed 1,027
339% 1547 MB/s
4K Read 64.4
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 86.5
296% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 974
DQ Write 1,465
DQ Mixed 1,009
822% 1,149 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 142 142 142 142 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 157
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 142
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
253GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 102 104 105 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 193
Write 156
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 103
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 04CD F4-2400C15-4GRR KHX2133C14D4/4G 04CD F4-2400C15-4GRR 16GB
2300, 2300, 2300, 2300 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 26.5
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 32.9
SC Mixed 25.1
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 83%

 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 3,639 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $646
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