Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics69.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive216% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1  (all builds)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160311
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '17 at 02:26
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 240
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 674
71% 568 Pts
64-Core 688
42% 688 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (86 fps cap detected)
69.7% Good
Lighting 86.6
Reflection 85.7
Parallax 70.2
71% 80.8 fps
MRender 84.6
Gravity 85.8
Splatting 80.4
68% 83.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
406GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 1,555
Write 1,156
Mixed 1,379
303% 1,363 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 56.6
232% 89.1 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 366
DQ Mixed 127
142% 235 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 216%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.2% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 16.6
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 18.3
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170X-GamingG1 Builds (Compare 156 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $874
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