Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics145% 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 Drive64.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 23 '20 at 07:43
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 110
2-Core 209
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 505
52% 422 Pts
64-Core 497
31% 497 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
145% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 221
Parallax 301
150% 235 fps
MRender 298
Gravity 226
Splatting 130
168% 218 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 145%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 131 129 123 122 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 452
Write 148
Mixed 243
SusWrite 125
53% 242 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 28.6
4K Mixed 27.6
92% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 58.9
DQ Mixed 90
99% 176 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
656GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 88 86 88 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
63.6% Good
Read 136
Write 158
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 85.9
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 113%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 111 111 111 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 111
Write 83.5
Mixed 62.4
SusWrite 110
67% 91.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.7% Good
MC Read 22.9
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 21.5
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 19.2
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 120%

 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 1,345 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $631
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