Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 TH-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.73% 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 Drive140% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemGigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 TH-CF  (all builds)
Memory22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 29 '20 at 16:11
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 133
2-Core 258
87% 158 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 717
67% 559 Pts
64-Core 719
44% 719 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.73% Terrible
Lighting 8.1
Reflection 11.7
Parallax 8.34
7% 9.37 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 7.23
Splatting 16.3
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.73%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 220 221 231 221 242 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Read 1539
Write 422
Mixed 487
SusWrite 234
146% 671 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 49.4
4K Mixed 38.5
137% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 896
DQ Write 92.3
DQ Mixed 193
217% 394 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 140%
Great: 243%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
738GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 28 30 30 30 31 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
42% Average
Read 117
Write 29.7
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 29.6
39% 53 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-036.A00G 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.2% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 21.9
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 22.1
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z170X-UD5 TH-CF Builds (Compare 216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 TH-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 38% - Below average Total price: $1,530
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HDDRAMUSB
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