Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	277% 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.
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.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '20 at 08:13
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 707 74% 592 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1338 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Lighting 76.3 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 92.1 62% 79.6 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 59.4 55% 68.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001 500GB 3,097 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: STPSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2182 2252 1168 759 760 762 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,558 Write 2,303 Mixed 1,667 SusWrite 1,314 387% 1,710 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 70.7 241% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,518 DQ Write 1,169 DQ Mixed 1331 999% 1,339 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 281%
Patriot Ignite 240GB-$123 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 206GB free Firmware: 01.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 498 495 497 489 498 501 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 504 Mixed 360 SusWrite 496 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 44.5 168% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 193 190% 302 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 204 204 206 207 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 159 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 205 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 30.4 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.8 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

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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