Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	104% 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.

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Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150723
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '18 at 23:00
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 94.5 2-Core 193 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 375 49% 369 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Lighting 42.8 Reflection 31.6 Parallax 38.9 35% 37.8 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 36.9 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 417 413 428 368 380 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 394 Mixed 406 SusWrite 399 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 43.2 145% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 291 235% 333 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 117 120 120 120 119 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 115 Write 104 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 117 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 84%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 335GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 99 108 97 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 91.8 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 100 66% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 69%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 128 137 126 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 116 Write 114 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 130 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 98%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 238GB free, PID 3320 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 117 117 118 117 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	50% Average	Read 143 Write 112 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 118 142% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 68% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 28.2 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 21.1 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 91%

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

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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	640x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	297x
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	108x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	92x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	40x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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