Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive273% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '19 at 19:06
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 682
72% 575 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.7% Good
Lighting 76.1
Reflection 76.6
Parallax 65.9
62% 72.9 fps
MRender 71.5
Gravity 71.1
Splatting 70.1
58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
234GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 876 592 597 606 606 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
273% Outstanding
Read 2,481
Write 2,300
Mixed 1,620
SusWrite 646
393% 1,762 MB/s
4K Read 64.5
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 84.7
282% 97.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,225
DQ Write 883
DQ Mixed 1,036
779% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 273%
Great: 340%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$109
310GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 90 90 91 90 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 154
Write 149
Mixed 91.7
SusWrite 89.5
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 88%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72
41GB free, PID 5580
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 200 200 206 192 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 251
Write 202
Mixed 42.3
SusWrite 198
219% 173 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 9.3
4K Mixed 8.4
648% 10 MB/s
DQ Read 13.2
DQ Write 9.2
DQ Mixed 9.1
671% 10.5 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 111%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 29.6
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 41
SC Mixed 30
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 54.5
73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 1,345 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 - $167

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $631
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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