Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive68.8% 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 25 '21 at 21:15
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 281
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 747
80% 639 Pts
64-Core 750
46% 750 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 95%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 201 183 171 167 155 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 463
Write 328
Mixed 241
SusWrite 183
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 18
103% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 24.3
DQ Mixed 58
79% 155 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 124%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
169GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 818 826 654 636 659 560 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 1,538
Write 1032
Mixed 735
SusWrite 692
222% 999 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 26.4
4K Mixed 17.2
110% 30.7 MB/s
DQ Read 21.1
DQ Write 19.1
DQ Mixed 73.1
40% 37.8 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 136%
Great: 276%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB
488GB free
Firmware: 0A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 62 64 60 74 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 80.7
Write 63.2
Mixed 53
SusWrite 66.6
49% 65.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.4
112% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX2400C15D4/8G KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX2400C15D4/8G 32GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 29.6
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 42.5
SC Mixed 29.7
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 84%

 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 1,346 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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