Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 139%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics156% 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 Drive323% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 13 '21 at 19:23
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 245
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 723
72% 586 Pts
64-Core 713
44% 713 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
156% Outstanding
Lighting 233
Reflection 212
Parallax 204
190% 216 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 155
Splatting 137
130% 163 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 156%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
529GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1182 1094 1228 1194 1194 1194 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
323% Outstanding
Read 2,473
Write 2,152
Mixed 1,439
SusWrite 1181
405% 1811 MB/s
4K Read 66.1
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 90.8
306% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,414
DQ Write 1,132
DQ Mixed 1,229
932% 1,259 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 323%
Great: 372%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
204GB free
Firmware: B1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 239 261 336 258 352 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 168
Write 97.7
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 287
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 19
4K Mixed 10.2
42% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 14
DQ Write 15.7
DQ Mixed 14.5
11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 102%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
545GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 116 117 116 116 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 114
Write 104
Mixed 97.6
SusWrite 115
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3000C15-16GVR 04CD F4-3000C15-8GRK 04CD F4-3000C15-8GRK 32GB
3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
16384, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
92.8% Outstanding
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 36.3
MC Mixed 29.4
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 40.9
SC Mixed 29.5
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns

 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 3,614 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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