Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	200% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151016
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '21 at 20:03
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 129 2-Core 194 81% 137 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 642 66% 531 Pts	64-Core 676 42% 676 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8526) 2GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.5% Below average	Lighting 42.6 Reflection 45.5 Parallax 41.4 35% 43.2 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 35.8 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 621GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1213 1136 69 70 68 68 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	Read 1,461 Write 1,462 Mixed 1,029 SusWrite 437 246% 1,097 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 75.8 262% 94.6 MB/s	DQ Read 637 DQ Write 901 DQ Mixed 269 343% 602 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 255%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 43GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 274 275 276 238 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 278 Mixed 315 SusWrite 254 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 59.1 195% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 229 208% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 576GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 114 112 109 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 177 Write 155 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 111 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 113%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$146 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 485GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 102 104 103 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 108 Write 102 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 102 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.5 171% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 113%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 135 138 139 135 134 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 140 Write 140 Mixed 98.7 SusWrite 135 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 739GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 113 115 113 115 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 163 Write 122 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 111 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2800 C16 2x8GB 1,384 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.3 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 21.9 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 95%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 - $167

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	643x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	300x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	167x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	110x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	93x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	40x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $614

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16