Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.85% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive73.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '19 at 04:59
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 134
2-Core 266
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 748
79% 630 Pts
64-Core 726
45% 726 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.85% Terrible
Lighting 8.1
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 8.31
7% 9.41 fps
MRender 12.2
Gravity 7.47
Splatting 16.4
10% 12 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.85%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 122 90 90 89 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 350
Write 365
Mixed 264
SusWrite 127
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 31
133% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 152
141% 218 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 95%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25
930GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 151 150 151 151 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Read 151
Write 144
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 150
92% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$30
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 22.4
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 25.4
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 57.1
70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming GT Builds (Compare 134 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $730
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