Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.5% 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 Drive	97.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '21 at 21:53
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$262 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 1,067 95% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 74.3 Reflection 76.6 Parallax 70.3 61% 73.7 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 69.3 57% 70.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO3 240GB-$99 848 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1126A SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 129 84 75 95 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 457 Mixed 400 SusWrite 108 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 52.7 177% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 264 218% 314 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 99%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 895GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 111 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 91.6 Write 19.9 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 109 49% 67 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 59%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 187 191 171 184 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 171 Write 180 Mixed 117 SusWrite 184 222% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1 204% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 21 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 18.9 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 80%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	652x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	306x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	111x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	109x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	95x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	83x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	33x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	40x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $757

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16