Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive241% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 25 '20 at 02:50
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 114
2-Core 234
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 467
62% 467 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62% Good
Lighting 77.4
Reflection 64.8
Parallax 93.9
63% 78.7 fps
MRender 63.7
Gravity 68.3
Splatting 83.2
60% 71.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 899 905 911 910 910 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 2,074
Write 922
Mixed 749
SusWrite 907
257% 1,163 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 59.5
233% 86.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1091
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 381
366% 600 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 241%
Great: 243%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
447GB free
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1365 1010 1009 1005 1003 1001 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
297% Outstanding
Read 2,020
Write 2,240
Mixed 1,780
SusWrite 1,065
400% 1,776 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 79.2
277% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1580
DQ Write 1,363
DQ Mixed 1,465
1,100% 1,469 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 297%
Great: 297%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 186 186 186 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 178
Mixed 94.9
SusWrite 185
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
251% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 108%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBF2X04JEEEXX-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 29
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 88%

 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 1,350 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: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $606
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