Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics122% 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 Drive321% 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.
Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 04 '19 at 02:31
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 77%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 562
8-Core 789
85% 675 Pts
64-Core 792
49% 792 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 100%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 166
Reflection 159
Parallax 156
135% 160 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 141
Splatting 106
113% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1449 991 1075 993 897 836 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
321% Outstanding
Read 2,558
Write 1,980
Mixed 1,360
SusWrite 1,040
386% 1,735 MB/s
4K Read 60.7
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 89.4
310% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,432
DQ Write 1,213
DQ Mixed 1,274
968% 1,307 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 321%
Great: 393%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 177 181 181 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 164
Mixed 106
SusWrite 178
117% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
219% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 105%
Great: 101%
USB Flash Memory 2GB
2GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5 5.2 5 5 5.1 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
5.93% Terrible
Read 20.2
Write 3.7
Mixed 4.5
SusWrite 5
9% 8.35 MB/s
4K Read 8.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
30% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.93%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
99% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 30
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 31
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 52.2
77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 99%
Great: 105%

 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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