Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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 Drive	96.2% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '19 at 16:01
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 102% 184 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 604 81% 604 Pts	64-Core 605 37% 605 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1302) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3560 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 165 Parallax 161 136% 164 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 144 Splatting 102 113% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 169 73 64 27 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 575 Write 345 Mixed 409 SusWrite 99.6 79% 357 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 47.4 182% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 366 DQ Mixed 182 159% 228 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 107%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 295GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 455 291 249 247 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 426 Write 442 Mixed 363 SusWrite 324 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 37.1 144% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 326 244% 326 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 99%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 123 119 117 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 71.2 Write 122 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 124 68% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.3 270% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 925GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 107 97 103 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 85.2 Write 108 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 102 71% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.7 167% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 31.8 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 32.4 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 46.7 86% 46.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%

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Desktop 87%

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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	182x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	135x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	63x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $31Bench 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: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $553

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