Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.1% 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 Drive82.3% 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.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161104
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 12 '19 at 16:06
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 52%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 87.1
1-Core 98.8
2-Core 235
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 437
59% 442 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.1% Very good
Lighting 94.7
Reflection 110
Parallax 92.1
77% 98.8 fps
MRender 93.1
Gravity 90.9
Splatting 96.7
77% 93.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$85
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 234 267 255 177 186 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 452
Write 424
Mixed 288
SusWrite 238
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 34.3
115% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 247
202% 289 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 107%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB
135GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 67 68 68 63 67 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
32% Below average
Read 86
Write 86.8
Mixed 51
SusWrite 66.6
96% 72.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 32%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.6% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 21
68% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 19.7
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66.6%
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: 119% - Outstanding Total price: $445
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