Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive269% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 GT  (all builds)
Memory57.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '18 at 10:46
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 88.1
1-Core 146
2-Core 288
95% 174 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 805
80% 653 Pts
64-Core 806
50% 806 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 140
Parallax 131
108% 135 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 126
Splatting 101
90% 111 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
269% Outstanding
Read 2,284
Write 1,465
Mixed 1,557
391% 1,769 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 58.9
224% 83 MB/s
DQ Read 485
DQ Write 398
DQ Mixed 207
219% 363 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 269%
Great: 283%
Apricorn EZ Upgrade 3.0 960GB
485GB free, PID 0320
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
162% Outstanding
Read 234
Write 204
Mixed 218
278% 218 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 25.7
4K Mixed 11.7
1,345% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 20.8
DQ Write 26.3
DQ Mixed 11.9
1,379% 19.7 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS16G4D240FSB.16FBR 0215 CMK32GX4M2A2400C14 1315 BLS16G4D240FSB.16FBR 0215 CMK32GX4M2A2400C14 64GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.1% Very good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 23.3
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 23.9
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming GT Builds (Compare 133 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $731
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