Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 176%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 151%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics213% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive163% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180111
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 16 '20 at 00:49
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 above expectations (79th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 131
2-Core 256
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 699
69% 563 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
213% Outstanding
Lighting 315
Reflection 298
Parallax 325
257% 313 fps
MRender 349
Gravity 253
Splatting 194
209% 265 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 213%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 287 313 312 264 296 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 956
Write 859
Mixed 591
SusWrite 306
151% 678 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 68.8
234% 86.3 MB/s
DQ Read 822
DQ Write 660
DQ Mixed 415
399% 632 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 163%
Great: 219%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
3GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,323
Write 926
Mixed 938
235% 1,062 MB/s
4K Read 61.2
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 82.4
287% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 973
DQ Write 1,206
DQ Mixed 1,001
779% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Monster MONSTER DIGITAL 64GB
7GB free, PID 5450
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 20 22 19 19 21 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 35.3
Write 35.3
Mixed 21
SusWrite 20.8
37% 28.1 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.9
130% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 15%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
76% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 24.1
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76%
Great: 85%

 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%
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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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