Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z170X-Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	8.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '20 at 20:34
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 252 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 419 58% 430 Pts	64-Core 486 30% 486 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 853F) CLim: 1540 MHz, MLim: 1932 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 70.1 Parallax 61.5 52% 65.1 fps	MRender 77.9 Gravity 63.1 Splatting 56.7 53% 65.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 426 Write 368 Mixed 285 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 96 4K Mixed 44.9 158% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 302 242% 341 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 110%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 869GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 166 179 179 181 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 171 Mixed 110 SusWrite 171 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 10,361 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.4% Poor	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 8.4 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 6 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 46%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF Builds (Compare 660 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	297x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	96x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	92x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	136x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	77x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	38x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	29x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	15x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16