Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics101% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150901
Uptime10.9 Days
Run DateJan 11 '19 at 14:53
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing below expectations (40th 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 above expectations (79th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 106
2-Core 185
73% 125 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 562
58% 465 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 141
Parallax 129
106% 133 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 129
Splatting 105
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
506GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 117 111 113 123 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 166
Write 172
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 115
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
195% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FARG 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.8% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 23.5
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 26.2
SC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 103%

 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 1,351 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $622
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