Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	104% 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	85.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '20 at 23:59
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th 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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 125 2-Core 234 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 609 58% 482 Pts	64-Core 643 40% 643 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 121 Parallax 124 106% 125 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 125 Splatting 98.3 104% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 294 203 207 120 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 278 Write 293 Mixed 162 SusWrite 218 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.4 147% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 166 172% 284 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 553GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 99 100 97 96 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 50.2 Write 78.7 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 95.5 54% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 172% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 148GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 169 166 168 170 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 128 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 168 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 112%
WD Blue 250GB (2008)-$80 11,055 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 67GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 81.3 Write 79.7 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 87.5 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 8,888 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 103%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	640x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	297x
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	108x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	92x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	40x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16