Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics85.2% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160606
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '16 at 21:41
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User GTM-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 225
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 602
63% 505 Pts
64-Core 610
38% 610 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7570
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 115
Parallax 107
89% 111 fps
MRender 95.3
Gravity 101
Splatting 92.3
78% 96.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
159% Outstanding
Read 308
Write 246
Mixed 249
201% 268 MB/s
4K Read 1.59
4K Write 2.37
4K Mixed 0.37
151% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 159%
Great: 283%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB
454GB free, PID 0730
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
31.1% Below average
Read 74
Write 71.1
Mixed 61.6
87% 68.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.56
4K Mixed 0.14
59% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 31.1%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-066.A00G 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
40.5% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 11.7
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.9
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40.5%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF Builds (Compare 662 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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