Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.48% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive68.9% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJul 13 '18 at 05:28
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 201
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 564
60% 478 Pts
64-Core 591
37% 591 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.48% Terrible
Lighting 7.77
Reflection 11
Parallax 7.47
6% 8.76 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 6.87
Splatting 16
10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.48%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 143 137 136 132 143 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 343
Write 216
Mixed 206
SusWrite 143
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 30.8
126% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 152
124% 174 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 85%
WD WD6400AACS-00G8B1 640GB
139GB free
Firmware: 05.04C05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 48 48 49 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
27.5% Poor
Read 47.7
Write 46.3
Mixed 33.9
SusWrite 47.9
32% 44 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.7% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 21.1
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 19.6
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 89%

 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $617
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