Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.9% 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 Drive153% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150723
Uptime19.3 Days
Run DateJan 10 '17 at 16:45
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 88
1-Core 119
2-Core 230
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 465
62% 465 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 16.12.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
35.9% Below average
Lighting 45.4
Reflection 49.4
Parallax 52.1
37% 49 fps
MRender 47.3
Gravity 39.6
Splatting 38.4
34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
153% Outstanding
Read 1,586
Write 841
Mixed 1,014
253% 1,147 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 62.8
4K Mixed 25.1
103% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 37.3
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 137
113% 153 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 153%
Great: 243%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 149
Write 155
Mixed 138
111% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 0.27
89% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 87%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.3% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 25.2
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 22.9
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 117%

 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 1,344 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $631
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HDDRAMUSB
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