Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive274% 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 08 '19 at 18:08
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 116
2-Core 231
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 400
53% 396 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 730 660 665 661 631 614 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,246
Write 1,861
Mixed 1,157
SusWrite 660
330% 1,481 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 81.4
281% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,392
DQ Write 1,152
DQ Mixed 1,198
917% 1,247 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 274%
Great: 340%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB
324GB free
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 455 455 460 466 467 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 460
Mixed 357
SusWrite 455
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 53.7
190% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 261
222% 326 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 121%
Great: 117%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
411GB free
Firmware: 2BA30004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 85 85 85 85 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 90.7
Write 67.5
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 83.9
55% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.8% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 21.5
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 21
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 107%

 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $558
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