Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	123% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180111
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '18 at 02:05
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 756 75% 610 Pts	64-Core 805 50% 805 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 232 230 228 226 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 494 Mixed 396 SusWrite 250 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 66.3 227% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 357 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
WD Blue SATA M.2 1TB-$77 2,710 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 115GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 303 303 299 299 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 334 Mixed 277 SusWrite 306 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 44.4 170% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 246 205% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 95GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 484 485 495 495 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 496 Mixed 398 SusWrite 484 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 67.3 230% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 364 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 239GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 132 133 132 125 118 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 165 Mixed 85 SusWrite 127 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 27.2 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 102%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	640x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	297x
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	108x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	92x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: $617

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16