Gigabyte GA-Z170X-GamingG1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.55% 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 Drive73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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-GamingG1  (all builds)
Memory58.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 28 '16 at 02:54
Run Duration100 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 88
1-Core 126
2-Core 246
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 631
70% 551 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 5988) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7254
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
7.55% Terrible
Lighting 9.2
Reflection 8.35
Parallax 8.22
8% 8.59 fps
MRender 6.24
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 12.6
8% 8.87 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 7.55%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 524
Write 440
Mixed 481
107% 482 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 49.4
4K Mixed 14.4
81% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 23.5
DQ Write 40.6
DQ Mixed 14.9
16% 26.3 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 73%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU64GX4M4C3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.6% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 23.1
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 24
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 140%

 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: $828
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