Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics42.2% 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)
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)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180111
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 28 '19 at 15:09
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 above expectations (64th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 88.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 206
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 683
67% 548 Pts
64-Core 670
41% 670 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
42.2% Average
Lighting 47.7
Reflection 54.9
Parallax 44.7
39% 49.1 fps
MRender 68.1
Gravity 47.7
Splatting 62.2
49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,048
Write 1,213
Mixed 551
278% 1,270 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 59.3
212% 78.8 MB/s
DQ Read 884
DQ Write 764
DQ Mixed 673
546% 774 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
35GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2409
Write 2,037
Mixed 1,406
433% 1,951 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 68.3
234% 82.9 MB/s
DQ Read 891
DQ Write 702
DQ Mixed 823
609% 806 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 190 185 185 185 190 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
392GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 102 104 104 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
55.5% Above average
Read 90.2
Write 87.7
Mixed 65
SusWrite 103
64% 86.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.6% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 26
MC Mixed 21.1
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 21.9
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 117%

 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 1,345 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $631
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