Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85% 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 Drive84.7% 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.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory32.8 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161104
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateMay 25 '20 at 02:01
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 231
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 686
67% 548 Pts
64-Core 687
42% 687 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 113
Parallax 95.8
87% 105 fps
MRender 97.2
Gravity 98.8
Splatting 99.5
81% 98.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AXNS381E-256GM-B 256GB
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 263j-HP
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 195 196 195 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 443
Write 213
Mixed 196
SusWrite 196
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 38.2
148% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 113
114% 185 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 85%
Intel SSDPEKKF256G8L 256GB
57GB free
Firmware: L08P
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,669
Write 991
Mixed 423
224% 1,028 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 88.4
259% 98.6 MB/s
DQ Read 818
DQ Write 682
DQ Mixed 262
330% 588 MB/s
Poor: 88% Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 175 176 178 178 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 188
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 176
100% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK32GX4M2A2133C13 Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 029E CMK32GX4M2A2133C13 40GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
72.1% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 23.2
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 22.8
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 73%

 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 3,610 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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