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 (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	82.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '19 at 19:10
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 247 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 731 77% 616 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 139 Reflection 145 Parallax 138 113% 140 fps	Gravity 141 Splatting 112 110% 127 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900210 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 205 213 217 219 221 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 460 Write 420 Mixed 324 SusWrite 219 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 26.3 130% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 154 148% 228 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 87%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116 16,263 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 508GB free Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1012 1447 1443 1537 1505 1538 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,575 Write 1628 Mixed 1,325 SusWrite 1,414 386% 1,735 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 99.8 320% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,285 DQ Write 1,090 DQ Mixed 1,222 906% 1,199 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 355%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 463GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 155 149 155 157 157 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 135 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 152 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB 13,178 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 846GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 128 134 133 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 129 Write 137 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 132 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 76%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 133 137 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 148 Write 133 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 134 163% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB 25,824 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 24.8 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 24.9 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 88%

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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