Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	67.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '18 at 10:55
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 112 2-Core 222 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 358 51% 373 Pts	64-Core 323 20% 323 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1998 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.2% Good	Lighting 84.7 Reflection 87.8 Parallax 81.6 69% 84.7 fps	MRender 82.3 Gravity 74.2 Splatting 77 64% 77.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,281 Write 5998 Mixed 6,495 1,469% 6,591 MB/s	4K Read 478 4K Write 268 4K Mixed 343 1,306% 363 MB/s	DQ Read 1,026 DQ Write 1,282 DQ Mixed 1,055 823% 1,121 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
WD WD15EVDS-73V9B1 1.5TB 2,082 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 87GB free Firmware: 0A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 47 48 48 48 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	25.1% Poor	Read 40.2 Write 31.5 Mixed 27.9 SusWrite 46.9 27% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 54%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 304GB free Firmware: A8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 127 128 128 128 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 114 Write 109 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 127 71% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 107%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 146GB free Firmware: ACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 114 107 110 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 132 Write 116 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 110 71% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 108%
ASMT 2105 128GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 43GB free, PID 5136 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 151 27 33 23 34 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 231 Write 208 Mixed 196 SusWrite 79.9 233% 179 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 21.9 4K Mixed 9.6 1,120% 14.8 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 33.2 DQ Mixed 10.3 1,533% 19.3 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 169%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 23.9 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 21.4 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 85%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 1,346 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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 $178	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