Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% 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 Drive	317% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '19 at 17:09
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 751 76% 615 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3716) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 223 Reflection 233 Parallax 245 182% 234 fps	MRender 250 Gravity 217 Splatting 137 158% 202 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 36GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 141 154 142 133 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 282 Write 212 Mixed 228 SusWrite 132 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 36.5 157% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 101 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 160 120% 157 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 85%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 891 627 603 567 557 551 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,244 Write 2,154 Mixed 1,233 SusWrite 632 349% 1,566 MB/s	4K Read 75.2 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 106 368% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 1,861 DQ Write 1497 DQ Mixed 1,614 1,226% 1,657 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 340%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 62GB free Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 403 202 353 251 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 494 Mixed 302 SusWrite 303 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 41.3 166% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 67.2 128% 255 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 403GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 94 95 95 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 108 Write 110 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 93.7 70% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 547GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 154 154 156 152 158 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 152 Write 104 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 154 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB 9,100 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 25.9 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 107%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 - $167

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	643x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	300x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	167x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	110x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	93x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	40x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $622

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16