Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	139% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '23 at 18:02
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 109 2-Core 213 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 357 48% 360 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.6% Above average	Lighting 62.8 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 61.5 51% 64.3 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 53.7 49% 61.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 2TB 2TB 782 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: VC2S038D SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 577 399 209 140 32 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,195 Write 572 Mixed 638 SusWrite 296 149% 675 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 49.7 178% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 477 DQ Mixed 292 253% 370 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 187%
SSD 1TB 1TB 1,423 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 954GB free Firmware: V8442c31 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 351 345 366 365 366 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 424 Write 346 Mixed 325 SusWrite 340 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 32.4 116% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 154 123% 170 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 259%
Fanxiang S500PRO 512GB 626 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 477GB free Firmware: SN09273 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1814 1848 1825 1159 623 622 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,428 Write 1,922 Mixed 1,483 SusWrite 1,315 348% 1,537 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 67.6 222% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 927 DQ Write 826 DQ Mixed 954 694% 902 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 302%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown JAD3200U1808 2x8GB 276 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.6% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 15.2 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	21.7"	1280 720	GSM5B55 LG FULL HD

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	644x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	302x
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 $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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: $622

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16