Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	141% 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 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '17 at 05:13
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 146 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 819 88% 700 Pts	64-Core 819 51% 819 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 381.65 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Lighting 201 Reflection 222 Parallax 214 164% 212 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 194 Splatting 135 126% 157 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
BP5 120GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 773 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 310 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 228 (AD) Unknown 100 100 262160 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 251 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 717	104% Outstanding	Read 528 Write 482 Mixed 502 112% 504 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 14.5 136% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 65.7 125% 248 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%
BP5 120GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 22GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1288 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 478 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 233 (AD) Unknown 100 100 327709 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 390 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 429	105% Outstanding	Read 530 Write 487 Mixed 499 113% 505 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 14.7 138% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 357 DQ Mixed 65 125% 248 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 102%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 661GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 117452824 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 797 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 45135452 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7768 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 960 (B7) Unknown 93 93 7 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 31 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 55 606339108 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 427 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 76 76 48634 (C2) HDA temperature 36 45 77309411364 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 24 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -18081812310020 (F1) Unknown 100 253 17883254888 (F2) Unknown 100 253 896110635174	81.4% Excellent	Read 118 Write 164 Mixed 128 103% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 5.26 4K Mixed 0.68 201% 2.21 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 3,454 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 850GB free, PID a00d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	43% Average	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 69.5 116% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.21 67% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 44%

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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 27.4 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 102%

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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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	40x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $617

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