Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	124% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '18 at 07:58
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 146 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 818 77% 638 Pts	64-Core 805 50% 805 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E4) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 3227 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 211 Reflection 211 Parallax 213 172% 212 fps	Gravity 188 Splatting 135 139% 161 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 293 295 296 299 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 494 Mixed 385 SusWrite 312 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 63.5 219% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
WD Blue SATA M.2 1TB-$77 2,710 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 28GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 307 302 302 299 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 334 Mixed 301 SusWrite 306 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 40.3 156% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 197 187% 294 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 28GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 510 Write 493 Mixed 383 103% 462 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 67 228% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 336GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 102 104 105 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 129 Write 136 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 103 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 112%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 58GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 186 192 192 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 240 Write 182 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 190 211% 167 MB/s	4K Read 12.3 4K Write 11 4K Mixed 8.1 695% 10.5 MB/s	DQ Read 12.7 DQ Write 12.6 DQ Mixed 10.2 823% 11.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 26.7 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 30.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 102%

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Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 1,352 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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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 $45Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16