Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.9% 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 Drive123% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160115
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 20 '19 at 22:03
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 (79th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 248
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 702
69% 564 Pts
64-Core 699
43% 699 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.9% Very good
Lighting 97.7
Reflection 105
Parallax 104
80% 102 fps
MRender 88.3
Gravity 91.1
Splatting 75.4
69% 84.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 453 456 466 460 464 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 483
Mixed 354
SusWrite 460
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 51
188% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 348
265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 123%
Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 118GB
42GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 77 94 87 88 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 431
Write 242
Mixed 116
SusWrite 86.1
48% 219 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 29.1
4K Mixed 7.9
61% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 43.6
DQ Mixed 18.3
30% 59.3 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34
846GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 196 199 200 201 202 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 197
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 200
122% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 115%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
75.5% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 23.3
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 24.4
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 80%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback