Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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 Drive	152% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Gigabyte Z170X-UD3 Ultra
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra-CF (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160624
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '18 at 04:53
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 808 82% 663 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 203 Parallax 199 152% 196 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 187 Splatting 132 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 480GB-$300 1,985 User benchmarks, average bench 144% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: OC34L5TP Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 715 708 955 888 775 751 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,044 Write 865 Mixed 478 SusWrite 798 178% 796 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 95.1 4K Mixed 43.7 163% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 111 125% 210 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 181%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 72GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 61 56 56 55 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 490 Write 343 Mixed 390 SusWrite 85.8 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 45.3 155% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 246 207% 299 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 91%
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 79GB free Firmware: CXM02D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 435 Write 28.6 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 38.6 30% 142 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 3.6 42% 9.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 931GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 116 115 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 117 Write 109 Mixed 60 SusWrite 115 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$170 3,887 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 26.6 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 24.2 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra-CF Builds (Compare 129 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3 Ultra-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	62x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	37x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	33x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	11x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	6x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x

RAM
CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GBUnknownBench 83%, 912 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	4x
Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCrucial $118Bench 77%, 9,846 samples	4x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $412

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16