Gaming PC build GeForce GTX 1070, Core i7-7700K 4-Core 4.2GHz, 16GB performance review

A PC with a Core i7-7700K 4-Core 4.2GHz can run 905 of the top 1000 PC games released when it also has the GeForce GTX 1070 graphics card and 16GB system memory in it. This combination of hardware leaves the GeForce GTX 1070 as the weak point, when looking at what games it can play. You could upgrade that component enabling the system to run 981 games of our most demanding games list.

This PC, when compared to a popular game like Red Dead Redemption 2 is a good way to review its gaming performance. In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the GeForce GTX 1070. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 65 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Red Dead Redemption 2 then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 131 FPS or the Medium returning 103 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 69 FPS and then Ultra gets 50 FPS.

2nd most popular game: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the GeForce GTX 1070. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 61 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 122 FPS or the Medium returning 96 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 65 FPS and then Ultra gets 46 FPS.

3rd most popular game: Death Stranding - In summary, 1440p resolution shows itself to be the optimum performance vs visuals for the GeForce GTX 1070. While it can certainly get a strong 1080p Ultra of 50 FPS, if you want to move up to 1440p on Death Stranding then we can see 1440p Low setting getting 101 FPS or the Medium returning 79 FPS. Change graphics settings up to High for 53 FPS and then Ultra gets 38 FPS.