Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics129% 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 Drive185% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming GT  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateJan 17 '18 at 12:55
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 131
2-Core 202
84% 143 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 639
61% 506 Pts
64-Core 737
46% 737 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 195
Reflection 119
Parallax 97.1
159% 137 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 128
Splatting 101
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 129%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
185% Outstanding
Read 1,504
Write 795
Mixed 1,045
246% 1,114 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 37
200% 83.6 MB/s
DQ Read 507
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 166
185% 319 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 185%
Great: 243%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113
90GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 76.5
Write 79.4
Mixed 78.8
59% 78.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 2.29
4K Mixed 0.37
110% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 41.9
MC Mixed 34.4
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 31.2
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
Great: 119%

 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: $731
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