Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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.
Memory	24GB 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 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	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1440 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170630
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 17:01
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 251 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 764 77% 624 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 144 Parallax 132 109% 136 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 135 Splatting 119 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3K87RA Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 462 Write 399 Mixed 41.3 66% 301 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 19.5 113% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 126 118% 189 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 393GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 148 149 147 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 129 Write 114 Mixed 89 SusWrite 147 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 KHX2400C15/8G 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	79% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 22.5 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 24.2 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 43: 4R 6G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	39%	38	316	239	240	24.5"	1440 1080	BNQ7F51 ZOWIE XL LCD

History: Score 23: 3R 2G 2B | Score 41: 5R 5G 1B | Score 43: 4R 6G 5B

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Desktop 87%

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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	643x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	300x
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	110x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	93x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	40x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $619

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16