Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics121% 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 Drive129% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151020
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 31 '20 at 05:22
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU4%

 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 i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 290
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 553
75% 557 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2730 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 164
Reflection 184
Parallax 180
134% 176 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 168
Splatting 125
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
347GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 277 12 97 57 56 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 896
Write 522
Mixed 623
SusWrite 146
121% 547 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 54.8
200% 78.3 MB/s
DQ Read 503
DQ Write 506
DQ Mixed 456
356% 489 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 129%
Great: 144%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 44.2
MC Mixed 36.7
114% 39.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 46.1
SC Mixed 31
94% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%

 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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