Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	127% 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 Drive	94.1% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 21:43
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 503 62% 473 Pts	64-Core 476 30% 476 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 195 Parallax 174 144% 182 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 174 Splatting 122 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 212GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 293 295 298 297 298 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 301 Mixed 308 SusWrite 296 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 27.2 146% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 241 196% 278 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 126%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 11GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,443 Write 2,288 Mixed 1,674 475% 2,135 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 87.1 292% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,599 DQ Write 1,381 DQ Mixed 1,428 1,087% 1,469 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
0 5TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 152 136 142 150 115 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 16% Great: 86%
1 5TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 121 82 142 150 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 161 Write 114 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 119 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.8 261% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 81%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 147 146 145 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 113 Write 106 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 145 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 699GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 113 115 115 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 139 Write 134 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 114 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 84%
WD My Passport 25E9 2TB 261 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 879GB free, PID 25e9 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 79 79 80 79 79 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 111 Write 86.8 Mixed 51 SusWrite 77.6 105% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 157% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 65%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 130 144 140 135 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 143 Write 151 Mixed 105 SusWrite 136 181% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSA.8FARG 4x4GB 497 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	80.3% Excellent	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 27.4 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 24.6 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 101%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	643x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	300x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	167x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	110x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	93x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	40x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $619

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16