Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive178% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime9.8 Days
Run DateJun 11 '20 at 18:01
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 141
2-Core 277
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 765
78% 632 Pts
64-Core 763
47% 763 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294
EVGA(3842 2061) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.3% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 115
Parallax 118
97% 117 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 100
Splatting 80.5
84% 106 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXA7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 540 527 508 458 486 481 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
178% Outstanding
Read 1,081
Write 548
Mixed 352
SusWrite 500
137% 620 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 53.7
204% 79 MB/s
DQ Read 1,246
DQ Write 660
DQ Mixed 771
622% 892 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 178%
Great: 306%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB
707GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 422 442 390 401 377 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Read 432
Write 402
Mixed 258
SusWrite 412
85% 376 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 31.3
134% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 158
171% 286 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.4% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 23.4
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 24.2
68% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 104%

 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 1,353 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $619
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HDDRAMUSB
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