Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161117
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMay 20 '17 at 18:23
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 74%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 76.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 201
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 464
51% 402 Pts
64-Core 475
29% 475 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63% Good
Lighting 77.1
Reflection 79.1
Parallax 68.8
63% 75 fps
MRender 78.3
Gravity 79.9
Splatting 74.7
63% 77.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 63%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 157
Mixed 120
113% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.95
4K Write 2.95
4K Mixed 0.19
116% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FADG 859B BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 859B BLS8G4D240FSB.16FADG 859B BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
68.2% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.2
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 15.6
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 86.5
46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 82%

 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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