Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.5% 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 Drive89% 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.
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.
SystemGigabyte Z170X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160624
Uptime4 Days
Run DateMar 14 '18 at 13:25
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 130
2-Core 260
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 513
69% 513 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.5% Very good
Lighting 98.6
Reflection 109
Parallax 95.6
80% 101 fps
MRender 92.1
Gravity 89.3
Splatting 92.6
75% 91.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 495
Write 371
Mixed 419
95% 428 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 39.1
4K Mixed 38.1
102% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 119
140% 245 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 89%
Great: 124%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41
735GB free
Firmware: SM30 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 111
Write 102
Mixed 106
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 5.36
4K Mixed 0.64
190% 2.16 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 28.4
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 25.6
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 91%

 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $461
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