Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.4% 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '18 at 02:19
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 85.8 1-Core 108 2-Core 215 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 601 60% 490 Pts	64-Core 630 39% 630 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.8% Average	Lighting 60.9 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 60.7 50% 63.5 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 54.1 50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 185 175 168 193 190 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 376 Write 206 Mixed 250 SusWrite 183 57% 254 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 33.1 144% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 115 121% 201 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 91%
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$45 6,819 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 38GB free Firmware: V6005-ab Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 614 545 460 11 45 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 705 Write 602 Mixed 503 SusWrite 289 117% 525 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 53.2 193% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 296 234% 321 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 140%
USB 64GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 50GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 157 157 157 157 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.4% Average	Read 379 Write 160 Mixed 190 SusWrite 157 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 34 4K Mixed 15.9 64% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 53 DQ Mixed 87.5 72% 106 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 57%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 54GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 82 83 83 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 79.6 Write 62.5 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 82.7 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 96%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 323GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 88 88 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 136 Write 122 Mixed 63 SusWrite 87.9 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$61 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 653GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 136 134 139 136 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 806GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 119 120 121 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 125 Write 99.5 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 119 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$61 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 106GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 95 95 97 96 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 114 Write 88.7 Mixed 68 SusWrite 94.4 67% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 113%
ST500DM0 02-1BD142 500GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 283GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 114 114 114 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 122 Write 114 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 114 137% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 46%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68N32N0 4TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 114 114 114 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 170 Write 170 Mixed 85 SusWrite 114 176% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 136% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 22,760 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.1 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 20.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 81%

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Desktop 87%

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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	643x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	300x
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	110x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	108x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	93x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	82x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	32x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	40x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $614

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16