Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.5% 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 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161117
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateMar 13 '17 at 03:44
Run Duration86 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 134
2-Core 253
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 595
63% 502 Pts
64-Core 661
41% 661 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.5% Very good
Lighting 96.8
Reflection 98
Parallax 78.8
79% 91.2 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 101
Splatting 90
78% 95.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 152
Write 138
Mixed 126
104% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.88
4K Mixed 0.17
101% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FADG 859B BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FADG 859B BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
74.4% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 24.4
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 21
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 82%

 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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