Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	134% 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	95.3% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

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	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '19 at 08:26
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$81 342,244 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 97.7 1-Core 103 2-Core 305 90% 168 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 572 79% 587 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 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: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 179 Parallax 175 153% 180 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 157 Splatting 116 122% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% 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% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 197 62 53 32 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 575 Write 354 Mixed 425 SusWrite 103 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 47.2 179% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 181 158% 226 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 107%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 298GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 439 285 249 248 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 448 Mixed 368 SusWrite 320 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 37.3 143% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 324 244% 326 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 99%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 122 129 122 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 48.7 Write 96.3 Mixed 62 SusWrite 124 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.3 239% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 754GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 124 126 122 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 85.3 Write 123 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 118 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 201% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.7% 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 40.8 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 31.8 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 32.8 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 47.3 85% 47.3 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	181x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	135x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $558

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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