Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive265% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 14 '18 at 08:30
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 459
61% 456 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Asus(1043 8537) 2GB
CLim: 1354 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.9% Below average
Lighting 38.5
Reflection 35.3
Parallax 29.2
31% 34.3 fps
MRender 39.4
Gravity 38.2
Splatting 33.5
30% 37 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
265% Outstanding
Read 2,540
Write 1,100
Mixed 1,234
356% 1,625 MB/s
4K Read 63.4
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 42
229% 85.3 MB/s
DQ Read 872
DQ Write 442
DQ Mixed 259
299% 524 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 265%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 42.5
MC Mixed 34.9
111% 38.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 41.7
SC Mixed 29.7
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 56.2
71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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