Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics2.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory21.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 23 '20 at 13:05
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 (98th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 132
2-Core 221
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 709
75% 601 Pts
64-Core 707
44% 707 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
2.62% Terrible
Lighting 0.2
Reflection 6.5
Parallax 8.2
0% 4.97 fps
MRender 7.7
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 11.3
7% 8.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.62%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ5 512GB
143GB free
Firmware: E8FK12.D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 665 522 519 522 522 522 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 562
Write 707
Mixed 623
SusWrite 545
138% 609 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 51.4
186% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 943
DQ Write 754
DQ Mixed 795
610% 831 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 151%
Great: 149%
Kxg60znv512g KIOXIA 512GB
433GB free
Firmware: AGHA4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1217 929 811 818 822 815 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 1,106
Write 990
Mixed 918
SusWrite 902
220% 979 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 76.6
262% 98.8 MB/s
DQ Read 918
DQ Write 1,234
DQ Mixed 908
733% 1,020 MB/s
Poor: 121%
This bench: 229%
Great: 247%
Elecom ESD- SERIES 128GB
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 080826
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 29 29 24 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15/16G KHX2400C15/8G 24GB
2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 12.3
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 16
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43%
Great: 84%

 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 1,346 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $617
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