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 above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive225% 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)
Memory29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '22 at 10:16
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 84.7
1-Core 121
2-Core 236
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 630
66% 527 Pts
64-Core 628
39% 628 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 919 918 914 916 909 895 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 1,847
Write 882
Mixed 630
SusWrite 912
236% 1,068 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 54
211% 80.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,088
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 376
364% 597 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 225%
Great: 243%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
954GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 462 465 465 468 476 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 435
Mixed 386
SusWrite 460
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 52.6
173% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 354
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 116%
Great: 124%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 198 201 201 201 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 191
Mixed 80.6
SusWrite 200
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
76% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.5
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 25.3
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76%
Great: 102%

 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $617
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HDDRAMUSB
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