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 below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	98.2% 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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '19 at 20:00
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 110 2-Core 226 78% 139 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 410 51% 390 Pts	64-Core 403 25% 403 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6687) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 144 Reflection 151 Parallax 129 117% 141 fps	Gravity 142 Splatting 111 110% 127 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 63 61 59 62 53 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 458 Mixed 346 SusWrite 65.4 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 54.6 191% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 233 209% 317 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 118%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 162GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 88 90 90 88 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	48% Average	Read 78.3 Write 71.5 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 88.5 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.3% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 13.9 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 10.9 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 88%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	639x
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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	40x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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