Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics133% 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 Drive244% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 11 '18 at 10:41
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
99% 178 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 814
86% 689 Pts
64-Core 815
50% 815 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 101%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 374E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2862 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 205
Parallax 189
153% 194 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 181
Splatting 132
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1308 305 301 304 306 305 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 2,059
Write 1,451
Mixed 603
SusWrite 472
253% 1,146 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 227
4K Mixed 60.7
271% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,051
DQ Write 1,288
DQ Mixed 708
662% 1016 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 244%
Great: 236%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$90
871GB free
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 475 383 367 365 370 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 434
Write 390
Mixed 370
SusWrite 403
90% 399 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 49.2
4K Mixed 33.7
102% 34.9 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 51.6
DQ Mixed 83
69% 104 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
553GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 129 130 129 130 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Read 170
Write 177
Mixed 29.3
SusWrite 129
91% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 28.5
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 42.5
SC Mixed 30.6
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 47.9
84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 111%

 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 1,352 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $614
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