Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics85.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive243% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160314
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateNov 23 '17 at 18:03
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 89.2
1-Core 130
2-Core 238
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 605
65% 516 Pts
64-Core 674
42% 674 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 118
Parallax 104
91% 111 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 102
Splatting 84.3
76% 94.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 1,841
Write 1,226
Mixed 1,257
319% 1,441 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 60.7
258% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 415
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 218
207% 324 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 243%
Great: 283%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75
1TB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
62.8% Good
Read 101
Write 116
Mixed 116
84% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 5.33
4K Mixed 0.82
207% 2.19 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
79.8% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.4
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 94%

 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 133 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: 67% - Good Total price: $730
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