Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% 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 Drive86.5% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150803
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJun 30 '16 at 02:20
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 240
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 661
68% 546 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 148
Parallax 126
111% 137 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 130
Splatting 106
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron M500DC 480GB-$180
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0129 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Read 412
Write 383
Mixed 363
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 18.5
122% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 19.4
79% 173 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 92%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 152
Mixed 142
119% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.98
4K Write 2.53
4K Mixed 0.36
128% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.3% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.9
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 23.6
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 136%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170X-GamingG1 Builds (Compare 157 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $823
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