Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% 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 Drive301% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150807
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateAug 25 '20 at 17:47
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 126
2-Core 229
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 651
66% 536 Pts
64-Core 665
41% 665 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 196
Parallax 187
144% 187 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 175
Splatting 125
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1047 797 809 808 819 815 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
301% Outstanding
Read 2,438
Write 2,263
Mixed 1,687
SusWrite 849
405% 1,809 MB/s
4K Read 65.6
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 92.1
311% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,291
DQ Write 1,186
DQ Mixed 1,213
917% 1,230 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 301%
Great: 355%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
59GB free
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 449 450 446 446 450 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 455
Mixed 411
SusWrite 448
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 55.5
189% 68.6 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 306
245% 344 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 122%
Great: 125%
Seagate ST6000NM0024-1HT17Z 6TB
1TB free
Firmware: SN02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 111 111 111 109 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 132
Write 132
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 110
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
72.2% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 22.7
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 23
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 86%

 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: 68% - Good Total price: $716
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