Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.4% 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 Drive69.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150901
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateOct 21 '17 at 12:48
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 230
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 646
65% 530 Pts
64-Core 651
40% 651 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Lighting 73.5
Reflection 74.3
Parallax 66.2
60% 71.4 fps
MRender 75.2
Gravity 67.7
Splatting 62.8
56% 68.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 500
Write 231
Mixed 309
76% 346 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 14.5
93% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 55
80% 146 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
575GB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 128
Write 121
Mixed 111
90% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 0.14
60% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
760GB free, PID a202
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 98.4
Write 104
Mixed 70.5
115% 91 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.2
66% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
73.8% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 23.7
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 21.2
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 500 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $581
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