Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151016
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 24 '17 at 03:07
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 34%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 116
2-Core 232
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 464
62% 463 Pts
64-Core 469
29% 469 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 119
Parallax 95.7
92% 109 fps
MRender 99.6
Gravity 105
Splatting 106
85% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
37GB free
Firmware: 506ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 488
Write 191
Mixed 240
67% 307 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 9.67
98% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 8.02
59% 136 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 87%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 505
Write 388
Mixed 410
97% 434 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 85.2
4K Mixed 12.1
92% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 31.8
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 12.1
48% 99.4 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
76% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 22.8
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 21
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 76%
Great: 81%

 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 1,346 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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