Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.7% 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 Drive89.7% 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.
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)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '16 at 17:07
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 116
2-Core 224
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 455
58% 441 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
Gigabyte(1458 254D) 3GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.150.2211.1001
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
35.7% Below average
Lighting 45.9
Reflection 31.4
Parallax 56.6
37% 44.6 fps
MRender 30.3
Gravity 46.9
Splatting 40.1
32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 500
Write 395
Mixed 410
97% 435 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 22.4
133% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 36.8
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 22.1
55% 107 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 124%
Kingston DataTraveler 112 32GB
14GB free, PID 162a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
7.84% Terrible
Read 19.4
Write 8.13
Mixed 10.6
14% 12.7 MB/s
4K Read 4.26
4K Write 0.73
4K Mixed 0.41
55% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.84%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.7% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 12.7
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.9
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 79
51% 79 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 108%

 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 1,356 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: $622
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