Biostar GAMING Z170X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics51.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive195% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardBiostar GAMING Z170X  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 30 '20 at 09:32
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 310
94% 176 Pts
4-Core 615
8-Core 597
82% 606 Pts
64-Core 616
38% 616 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Lighting 65.6
Reflection 65.1
Parallax 77.4
53% 69.4 fps
MRender 63.2
Gravity 60.8
Splatting 52.8
48% 59 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 526 588 550 582 579 495 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
195% Outstanding
Read 1,489
Write 583
Mixed 668
SusWrite 554
182% 823 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 67.4
237% 89.7 MB/s
DQ Read 705
DQ Write 584
DQ Mixed 540
433% 610 MB/s
Poor: 91%
This bench: 195%
Great: 176%
Sandisk X600 M.2 2280 SATA 128GB
91GB free
Firmware: X6114012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 109 109 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 479
Mixed 339
SusWrite 123
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 57.7
211% 78.5 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 278
218% 300 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 107%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 8GB
2664, 2664 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64% Good
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 17.3
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 19.1
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 61.1
65% 61.1 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 64%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GAMING Z170X Builds (Compare 28 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar GAMING Z170X

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $118
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