Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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.
Graphics69.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJan 14 '18 at 21:41
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 244
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 601
65% 516 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.43
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.1% Good
Lighting 81.5
Reflection 89.9
Parallax 10.8
66% 60.7 fps
MRender 98.7
Gravity 82.8
Splatting 91.4
74% 91 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
70% Good
Read 486
Write 253
Mixed 267
74% 335 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 54.9
4K Mixed 22.8
102% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 30.7
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 42.6
50% 81.3 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 70%
Great: 95%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
723GB free
Firmware: 0304
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
60.4% Good
Read 101
Write 110
Mixed 96.1
77% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 0.76
4K Mixed 0.29
72% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.4% Average
MC Read 14.2
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 12.9
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 13.6
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 88%

 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 1,345 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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