Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150901
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 23 '19 at 10:54
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 525
70% 524 Pts
64-Core 518
32% 518 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.8% Good
Lighting 75.9
Reflection 77.2
Parallax 66.9
62% 73.4 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 71.2
Splatting 72.5
59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 120GB-$75
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 93 92 90 91 90 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 422
Write 137
Mixed 197
SusWrite 94.8
47% 213 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 34.2
143% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 112
103% 162 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 77%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113
228GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 401 400 403 402 405 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 441
Mixed 234
SusWrite 402
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 39.2
120% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 201
193% 304 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 116%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
402GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 467 433 399 400 399 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 476
Mixed 398
SusWrite 421
101% 449 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 61.6
209% 73.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 262
224% 329 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 127%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.5% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 24.5
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 23.9
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 103%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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