Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics123% 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 Drive74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateSep 21 '19 at 14:27
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 above expectations (84th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 133
2-Core 264
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 681
70% 563 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$391
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 161
Parallax 162
137% 163 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 145
Splatting 107
114% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 960GB-$195
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 213 152 248 232 200 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 348
Write 352
Mixed 295
SusWrite 228
69% 306 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 74.3
4K Mixed 31.9
117% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 161
143% 214 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 108%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30
477GB free
Firmware: ST6OA31B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 59 59 58 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
32.7% Below average
Read 55.5
Write 54.2
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 58.1
37% 50.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 61%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB
115GB free, PID 5583
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 35 16 19 17 26 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
32.6% Below average
Read 133
Write 39.5
Mixed 78
SusWrite 28.8
81% 69.8 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 2.4
162% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 32.6%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2133C15-8GRR 04CD F4-2133C15-8GRR Kingston KHX2133C14/16G 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.8% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 12.6
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.5
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 75%

 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 3,638 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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