Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.7% 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 Drive63.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '18 at 17:43
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 242
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 182
46% 304 Pts
64-Core 281
17% 281 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.7% Very good
Lighting 98.2
Reflection 99.2
Parallax 76.4
80% 91.2 fps
MRender 85.4
Gravity 90.1
Splatting 91.7
73% 89.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 467
Write 245
Mixed 258
71% 323 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 36
4K Mixed 11.6
76% 25.1 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 72.2
DQ Mixed 28.9
62% 132 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 171
Mixed 160
127% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.15
72% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.4% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 18
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 14.8
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 55.7
72% 55.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 107%

 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: 119% - Outstanding Total price: $445
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