Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.4% 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 Drive82.9% 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT  (all builds)
Memory17.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150807
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '16 at 14:23
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 141
2-Core 280
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 519
68% 511 Pts
64-Core 495
31% 495 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6143
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.4% Very good
Lighting 103
Reflection 111
Parallax 110
84% 108 fps
MRender 91
Gravity 92.9
Splatting 79.1
71% 87.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Read 379
Write 332
Mixed 324
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 62.1
4K Mixed 30
127% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 110
108% 175 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 124%
Asmedia ASMT1153E 5TB
4TB free
Firmware: 0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 127
Write 129
Mixed 109
91% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.48
4K Write 6.63
4K Mixed 0.66
257% 2.92 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
692GB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 160
Write 138
Mixed 133
108% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.19
79% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
73.2% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 24.2
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 24.3
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 108%

 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: $730
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