Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.6% 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 Drive93.1% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6  (all builds)
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151016
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateMay 23 '17 at 04:09
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 239
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 688
69% 558 Pts
64-Core 697
43% 697 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2007 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 119
Parallax 99.5
94% 111 fps
MRender 98.3
Gravity 104
Splatting 103
83% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS2211 960GB-$289
376GB free
Firmware: CS221017 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Read 526
Write 497
Mixed 497
113% 507 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 13.9
118% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 13.5
97% 224 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 111%
PNY CS2211 480GB-$70
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS221017 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 505
Mixed 510
114% 511 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 13.7
118% 48.3 MB/s
DQ Read 32.5
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 13.5
60% 124 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 113%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78
5TB free
Firmware: FS2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 170
Mixed 144
127% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.98
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.24
108% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 8GB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.4% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.9
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 24.8
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming 6 Builds (Compare 356 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $450
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