Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics154% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive280% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160425
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 21 '18 at 04:48
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 235
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 681
64% 531 Pts
64-Core 670
42% 670 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
154% Outstanding
Lighting 213
Reflection 227
Parallax 238
173% 226 fps
MRender 254
Gravity 205
Splatting 138
156% 199 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 154%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
853GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1414 1873 1578 1048 1155 1163 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2,100
Write 2,182
Mixed 1,309
SusWrite 1,372
391% 1,741 MB/s
4K Read 56.5
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 63.3
231% 80.4 MB/s
DQ Read 975
DQ Write 867
DQ Mixed 941
700% 928 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 280%
Great: 372%
PNY SSD2SC120G726A104-475-27796 120GB
112GB free
Firmware: 524ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 117 118 115 115 115 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 369
Write 135
Mixed 177
SusWrite 117
44% 199 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 34.6
132% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 142
108% 146 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 71%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 112 113 113 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 117
Write 112
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 112
73% 99.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.9% Good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 20.1
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 26.2
SC Mixed 20
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 88%

 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 501 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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