Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics139% 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 Drive239% 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.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z170X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 17 '17 at 07:52
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 (100th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 147
2-Core 279
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 812
82% 666 Pts
64-Core 805
50% 805 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2862 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Lighting 198
Reflection 215
Parallax 188
162% 201 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 192
Splatting 132
124% 153 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 139%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
224GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 1,909
Write 1,686
Mixed 1,597
386% 1,731 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 38.3
181% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 45.6
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 37.7
52% 90 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 239%
Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
130GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 495
Mixed 518
114% 510 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 45.5
168% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 25.5
110% 247 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 119%
Great: 124%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB
3TB free
Firmware: DN01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 104%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 128GB
64GB free, PID a838
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
41.8% Average
Read 97.9
Write 112
Mixed 86.7
128% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 4.37
4K Write 0.69
4K Mixed 0.49
56% 1.85 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
118% Outstanding
MC Read 43.2
MC Write 45.7
MC Mixed 37.2
120% 42 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 48.9
SC Mixed 33.5
101% 35.4 GB/s
Latency 48.3
83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 118%
Great: 139%

 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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