Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 TH-CF

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

System	Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 TH-CF (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 04:18
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (20^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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 244 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 464 53% 415 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 90%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,838 Write 75.6 Mixed 148 351% 1687 MB/s	4K Read 506 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 8.9 781% 173 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Apple TS256A 251GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 190GB free Firmware: AGAB0202 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 90.7 Write 101 Mixed 71.6 20% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 28.1 4K Mixed 11.1 51% 17.8 MB/s	DQ Read 9.2 DQ Write 40.6 DQ Mixed 16.8 15% 22.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 32%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 286GB free Firmware: SM36 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 64.4 67% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 2 378% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 109GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 88.9 Write 91.8 Mixed 31.1 86% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 0810 1TB 5,284 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 255GB free, PID 0810 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 32.1 Write 28.9 Mixed 18.1 32% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$170 3,887 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.5% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 13.5 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 89%

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

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Typical GA-Z170X-UD5 TH-CF Builds (Compare 216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 70%

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Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 TH-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	146x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	24x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	23x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	23x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	15x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	12x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	11x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	10x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GBHyperX $165Bench 92%, 7,179 samples	8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	6x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	6x

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Value: 38% - Below average

Total price: $1,530

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16