Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '18 at 04:35
Run Duration	364 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 267 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 744 75% 609 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.7% 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: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 199 Parallax 173 147% 184 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 174 Splatting 126 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 415GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 272 274 274 273 275 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 412 Write 474 Mixed 381 SusWrite 278 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 43 164% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 342 252% 332 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 104%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 155 137 131 129 133 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 386 Mixed 393 SusWrite 184 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 55.1 212% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 265% 346 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
ST3000DM001-1ER166 400GB 309GB free Firmware: 0157 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 39 45 45 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 426 Write 43.3 Mixed 248 SusWrite 46.6 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 27.3 127% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 50 78% 146 MB/s

Intel S3500 Series 480GB-$151 1,069 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 351GB free Firmware: D2010370 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 410 427 432 394 393 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 353 Write 435 Mixed 314 SusWrite 407 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 38.9 157% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 262 200% 271 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 98%
Micron_P400e-MTFDDAK400MAR 400GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 356GB free Firmware: 0157 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 38 44 44 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 428 Write 43.7 Mixed 242 SusWrite 42.6 41% 189 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 26.6 112% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 50.4 74% 136 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 69%
Micron_P400e-MTFDDAK400MAR 400GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 343GB free Firmware: 0157 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 38 44 44 44 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 424 Write 43.2 Mixed 243 SusWrite 43.1 41% 188 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 27.2 111% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 50.5 77% 145 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 69%
Nvme INTEL SSDPEDMD01 1.5TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1TB free Firmware: 0131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1481 1491 1488 1458 1440 1601 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 1139 Write 1,767 Mixed 815 SusWrite 1,493 295% 1,304 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 271 4K Mixed 56.7 277% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,737 DQ Write 1,498 DQ Mixed 1,252 1,038% 1,496 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 298%
Nvme INTEL SSDPEDMD01 1.5TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 967GB free Firmware: 0131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1716 1713 1703 1696 1709 1696 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 1,144 Write 1,729 Mixed 808 SusWrite 1,706 305% 1,346 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 255 4K Mixed 58 268% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,830 DQ Write 1,577 DQ Mixed 1,175 1,025% 1,527 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 298%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB 1,843 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.7% Good	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 18.6 58% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 18.8 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 96%

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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 $40Bench 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