Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.5% 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	92.9% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	14.3 Days
Run Date	May 26 '23 at 14:59
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$284 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 214 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 594 60% 489 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$340 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 73 Parallax 64.8 56% 68.9 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 66.2 Splatting 57.1 52% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$86 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 156 144 143 142 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 416 Mixed 325 SusWrite 170 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 47.8 156% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 350 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 115%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4GB free Firmware: CV26 Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 99.8 Write 99.2 Mixed 69.3 67% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 55GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 198 180 191 196 197 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 92 Write 106 Mixed 66 SusWrite 190 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 82% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	75.9% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 24.1 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.3 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 85%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5AB8 LG IPS FULLHD

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money.

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 1,032 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 - $348

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $284Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	500x
Core i5-6600KIntel $124Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	219x
Core i7-6700Intel $284Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	131x
GTX 1080Nvidia $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	87x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	86x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	75x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	69x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $118Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	61x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	38x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	32x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $1,035

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $27
Intel Core i5-12600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16