Biostar GAMING Z170X

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall 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!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics54.5% 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 Drive171% 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)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '20 at 20:42
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$113
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 154
2-Core 309
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 611
8-Core 612
82% 611 Pts
64-Core 611
38% 611 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 102%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1329 MHz, MLim: 1808 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Lighting 69.8
Reflection 69.3
Parallax 79.1
57% 72.8 fps
MRender 66
Gravity 64.4
Splatting 54.8
50% 61.7 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 566 591 595 614 538 526 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 1212
Write 576
Mixed 622
SusWrite 572
165% 745 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 46.7
196% 82 MB/s
DQ Read 684
DQ Write 566
DQ Mixed 507
412% 586 MB/s
Poor: 91%
This bench: 171%
Great: 176%
Sandisk X600 M.2 2280 SATA 128GB
35GB free
Firmware: X6114012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 121 109 110 109 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 453
Mixed 327
SusWrite 124
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 50.1
188% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 272
214% 295 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 98%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 8GB
3024, 3024 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
73.2% Very good
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 20
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 20.7
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 49.7
80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.2%
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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