Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics141% 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 Drive273% 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.
Run History
SystemGigabyte Z170X-Ultra Gaming
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF  (all builds)
Memory29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '17 at 06:51
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 147
2-Core 294
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 547
8-Core 803
84% 675 Pts
64-Core 820
51% 820 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2862 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Lighting 201
Reflection 218
Parallax 211
164% 210 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 193
Splatting 137
126% 156 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 141%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
231GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
273% Outstanding
Read 1,956
Write 1,767
Mixed 1,716
404% 1,813 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 58.3
200% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 581
DQ Write 523
DQ Mixed 267
278% 457 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 273%
Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$217
116GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 530
Write 505
Mixed 511
115% 516 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 45.2
169% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 27
112% 249 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 120%
Great: 124%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71
826GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 127
Write 217
Mixed 138
120% 161 MB/s
4K Read 2.61
4K Write 3.04
4K Mixed 0.35
204% 2 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
119% Outstanding
MC Read 43.5
MC Write 46
MC Mixed 36.9
120% 42.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 52.4
SC Mixed 34.2
106% 37 GB/s
Latency 48.7
82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 119%
Great: 139%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF Builds (Compare 660 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $461
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