Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive115% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z170X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateNov 01 '18 at 23:10
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 96.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 234
86% 149 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 464
60% 450 Pts
64-Core 464
29% 464 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
17.7% Very poor
Lighting 22
Reflection 17.2
Parallax 20.2
18% 19.8 fps
MRender 25.3
Gravity 22.3
Splatting 16.8
17% 21.5 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 296 300 300 300 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 405
Mixed 386
SusWrite 309
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 58.3
199% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 348
262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 115%
Great: 124%
Hitachi HCS5C3225SLA380 250GB
233GB free
Firmware: STBOA37H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 65 65 65 65 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 64.5
Write 60.8
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 64.7
42% 56.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 37%
Generic Flash Disk 1GB
1GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 5 4.9 5.1 4.9 5 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
4.21% Terrible
Read 15
Write 1.8
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 4.9
7% 6.47 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.21%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 42
MC Mixed 30.5
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 37.3
SC Mixed 28.7
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 103%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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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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