Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive65.8% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151020
Uptime6 Days
Run DateOct 17 '19 at 06:48
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 133
2-Core 257
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 705
76% 606 Pts
64-Core 713
44% 713 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 117
Parallax 32.1
92% 87.3 fps
MRender 97.2
Gravity 101
Splatting 101
82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO3 240GB-$99
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 78 90 84 85 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 440
Write 408
Mixed 354
SusWrite 114
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 47.8
4K Mixed 26.7
94% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 260
197% 267 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
74.3% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 21.4
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 23.5
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 80%

 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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