Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.7% 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 Drive170% 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.
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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151016
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateNov 22 '17 at 18:00
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 83.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 702
71% 578 Pts
64-Core 684
42% 684 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1658 MHz, MLim: 1805 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 126
Parallax 114
105% 123 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 113
Splatting 103
87% 106 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
170% Outstanding
Read 1,566
Write 540
Mixed 794
211% 966 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 48.5
176% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 505
DQ Write 385
DQ Mixed 173
203% 354 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 170%
Great: 144%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
674GB free
Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 112
Write 111
Mixed 102
81% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.34
4K Mixed 0.44
97% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.1% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 22
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 21.3
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 81%

 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 357 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: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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