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 above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	53.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '18 at 08:55
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 297 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 828 83% 672 Pts	64-Core 850 53% 850 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1606 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 78.5 Reflection 77 Parallax 63 64% 72.8 fps	Gravity 81 Splatting 72.9 68% 77 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Apacer AS2280 128GB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: AP023PC0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 39 61 56 56 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 451 Write 67.6 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 57.4 35% 164 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 13.5 100% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 25.8 DQ Mixed 13.3 28% 59.5 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 95%
Crucial MX200 SATA M.2 250GB-$90 2,162 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 115GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 308 312 312 310 313 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 474 Mixed 387 SusWrite 332 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 49.2 177% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 258 222% 326 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 184 186 185 186 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 118 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 183 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 959GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 150 150 151 151 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 121 Write 85.3 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 150 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 27.6 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 31 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 107%

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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	640x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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