Biostar GAMING Z170X

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.5% 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 Drive	194% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Biostar GAMING Z170X (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '20 at 18:46
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 303 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 598 79% 592 Pts	64-Core 593 37% 593 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3411) CLim: 1319 MHz, MLim: 1715 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 69.8 Parallax 89.6 57% 76.3 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 55.7 50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB 3,510 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57XA4103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 540 573 569 567 601 526 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,429 Write 517 Mixed 666 SusWrite 563 175% 794 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 66.6 239% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 706 DQ Write 600 DQ Mixed 505 419% 604 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 176%
Sandisk X600 M.2 2280 SATA 128GB 4,471 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 91GB free Firmware: X6114012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 109 109 109 108 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 480 Mixed 339 SusWrite 124 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 57.2 209% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 269 209% 286 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 8GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2035, 2035 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	71.6% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 21.1 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 87%

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

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Typical GAMING Z170X Builds (Compare 28 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Biostar GAMING Z170X

CPU
Pentium G4560Intel $31Bench 57%, 70,054 samples	10x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	9x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	3x

GPU
HD 610 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 3%, 14,881 samples	9x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	4x
RX Vega-64AMD $400Bench 87%, 91,676 samples	4x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	9x
TOSHIBA 128GBThnsn5128gpu7Bench 139%, 3,510 samples	6x
X600 M.2 2280 SATA 128GBSandiskBench 63%, 4,471 samples	3x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GBCrucial $35Bench 68%, 843 samples	6x
CM4X4GF2400Z16K4 Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G 0215 CM4X4GF2400C16K4 12GBUnknownBench 59%, 5 samples	4x
HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GBKingstonBench 44%, 32,519 samples	4x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $118

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16