Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	29.4% 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 Drive	240% 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.
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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '17 at 18:31
Run Duration	105 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 311 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 882 91% 736 Pts	64-Core 876 54% 876 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E4) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.4% Poor	Lighting 33.3 Reflection 38.5 Parallax 31.2 27% 34.3 fps	MRender 46.9 Gravity 33.3 Splatting 43.2 34% 41.2 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 133%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLW1T0HMLH-000L7 1TB 1,393 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 604GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2L7QCXY7 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,092 Write 1,335 Mixed 1,378 354% 1,602 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 38.5 174% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 571 DQ Write 456 DQ Mixed 212 241% 413 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 280%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,409 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 33.7 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 31.9 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

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

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 - $120

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	181x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	135x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	62x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	42x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	21x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	16x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $581

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 $179	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