Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics80.7% 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 Drive80.3% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateSep 16 '18 at 12:57
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 69.1
1-Core 108
2-Core 205
71% 127 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 621
60% 491 Pts
64-Core 619
38% 619 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.7% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 133
Parallax 82.8
82% 106 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 79
Splatting 97.9
77% 94.3 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
292GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 314 313 314 306 306 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 357
Write 306
Mixed 287
SusWrite 312
71% 315 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 66.1
4K Mixed 24.5
106% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 241
207% 305 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
926GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 206 207 205 206 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 168
Mixed 80
SusWrite 206
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 114%
Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
782GB free, PID a007
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 108 101 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 104
Write 105
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 106
117% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
63.7% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 24.8
MC Mixed 20.2
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 19.4
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 88%

 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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