Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.29% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive85.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT  (all builds)
Memory58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '16 at 05:46
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 87.5
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
90% 163 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 746
80% 637 Pts
64-Core 745
46% 745 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.29% Terrible
Lighting 7.67
Reflection 10.9
Parallax 7.44
6% 8.66 fps
MRender 9.86
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 15.9
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.29%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
880GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 492
Write 395
Mixed 413
96% 433 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 22.2
135% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 31.5
DQ Write 85.1
DQ Mixed 20.9
27% 45.8 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 133%
Corsair Voyager GTX 128GB
25GB free
Firmware: 0
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 417
Write 159
Mixed 196
56% 258 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 4.59
54% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 77.6
DQ Mixed 3.45
29% 69.9 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3466 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.6% Very good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 22.1
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 24.6
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 152%

 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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