Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
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 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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 Drive85.3% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 30 '20 at 23:25
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 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 i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 72.4
1-Core 136
2-Core 257
84% 155 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 554
65% 503 Pts
64-Core 725
45% 725 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 183
Parallax 176
136% 176 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 174
Splatting 119
114% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.58% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 8
Parallax 8.9
6% 8.07 fps
MRender 9.2
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 11.4
8% 9.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.58%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
265GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 234 242 236 230 240 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 352
Write 341
Mixed 275
SusWrite 224
67% 298 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 79.1
4K Mixed 46.5
148% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 248
186% 249 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 134%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB
344GB free
Firmware: 0004LIM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 73 77 74 75 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
31.3% Below average
Read 35.8
Write 79.3
Mixed 45.4
SusWrite 73.3
43% 58.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 77%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB
379GB free
Firmware: 0003SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 130 130 130 130 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 127
Write 128
Mixed 59.8
SusWrite 129
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2A2666C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
65.2% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 20.7
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 16.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 95.9
42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 98%

 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 3,632 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $636
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