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Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.8% 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 Drive185% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160311
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateMay 16 '21 at 04:32
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 44%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$127
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 218
84% 145 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 545
59% 467 Pts
64-Core 634
39% 634 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.8% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 144
Parallax 148
98% 137 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 143
Splatting 121
104% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 370 374 365 380 372 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
185% Outstanding
Read 1,793
Write 591
Mixed 592
SusWrite 372
183% 837 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 51.5
197% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,102
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 456
397% 613 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 185%
Great: 283%
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
901GB free
Firmware: EGFM13.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1913 1941 1931 2003 1966 1986 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
299% Outstanding
Read 1,586
Write 1,358
Mixed 1,707
SusWrite 1,957
373% 1,652 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 67.9
229% 88.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,205
DQ Write 793
DQ Mixed 1,069
779% 1,022 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 299%
Great: 491%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.5% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 18
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 17.9
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 115%

 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 3,826 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: 77% - Very good Total price: $721
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