Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics117% 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 Drive96% 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.
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)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '18 at 04:19
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 412
60% 439 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 173
Parallax 136
124% 154 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 175
Splatting 128
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 117%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 415
Mixed 417
100% 449 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 29.3
158% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 45.5
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 29.2
36% 62.4 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
276GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 144
Write 133
Mixed 136
104% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 2.11
4K Mixed 0.21
91% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.2% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 25.7
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 24.7
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 85%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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