Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics128% 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 Drive107% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 09 '18 at 22:36
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 246
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 669
69% 555 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
PNY(196E 1211) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.1
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 208
Parallax 188
143% 191 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 184
Splatting 131
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50
309GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 409 420 429 432 433 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 432
Mixed 311
SusWrite 412
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 43.4
159% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 199
173% 256 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
Great: 105%
Toshib HDWE160 6TB
1TB free
Firmware: FS2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 137 135 138 138 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 76% Great: 84%
Hitachi HUH721010ALE604 10TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: LHGN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 240 235 239 238 235 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 236
Write 239
Mixed 104
SusWrite 236
149% 204 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.2
291% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 136%
Great: 137%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.8% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23.2
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 24.2
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 110%

 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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