Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.1% 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 Drive	102% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '20 at 05:29
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$130 342,244 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 (84^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 87 1-Core 116 2-Core 233 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 451 58% 435 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.1% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 111 Parallax 95.2 82% 103 fps	MRender 96.2 Gravity 93.9 Splatting 97.7 79% 95.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 57 59 61 60 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 445 Mixed 295 SusWrite 98.6 74% 333 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 55 194% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 305 244% 344 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%
Patriot Wildfire 120GB-$91 279 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 103GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 200 200 201 192 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 365 Write 239 Mixed 248 SusWrite 187 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 39.6 155% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 226 180% 252 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 454GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 139 139 139 140 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 160 Write 161 Mixed 91 SusWrite 138 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 116 117 115 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 118 Write 124 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 116 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16G-D4-2400-MR 4x8GB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 24.3 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 21.5 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 104%

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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 $130Bench 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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	40x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $612

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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