Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 149%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 129%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics185% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive122% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 6  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151016
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateDec 11 '20 at 13:58
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 as expected (49th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 128
2-Core 246
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 654
64% 524 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
185% Outstanding
Lighting 267
Reflection 239
Parallax 270
218% 258 fps
MRender 307
Gravity 226
Splatting 165
183% 233 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 185%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 275 276 274 289 367 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 230
Mixed 361
SusWrite 308
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 63.6
216% 76.5 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 122%
Great: 124%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
403GB free
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1889 1717 1714 1746 1933 1732 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
315% Outstanding
Read 1,947
Write 1,128
Mixed 1,722
SusWrite 1,788
370% 1,646 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 74.6
260% 97.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,181
DQ Write 971
DQ Mixed 1,072
804% 1,075 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 315%
Great: 347%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
555GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 138 134 138 137 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 61.5
Write 78
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 137
61% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.6% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 23.2
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.1
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 107%

 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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