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 as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive206% 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateSep 04 '18 at 07:02
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 128
2-Core 255
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 704
71% 576 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 564 491 484 483 461 425 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 2,012
Write 1,067
Mixed 663
SusWrite 485
233% 1,057 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 57.9
210% 76.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,081
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 464
404% 622 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 206%
Great: 283%
Generic SD/MMC 16GB
15GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
4.95% Terrible
Read 17.8
Write 9.2
Mixed 5.7
SusWrite 6.1
11% 9.7 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 4.95%
Great: 15%
Generic microSD 32GB
30GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.5 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
14.1% Very poor
Read 18
Write 16.5
Mixed 17.2
SusWrite 5.6
19% 14.3 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 3.8
251% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
74.4% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.8
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 24.1
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 96%

 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 1,352 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 - $167

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $617
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