Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	14.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '20 at 01:01
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 95 1-Core 124 2-Core 235 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 330 8-Core 634 57% 482 Pts	64-Core 667 41% 667 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 320A) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Lighting 33.8 Reflection 33.1 Parallax 33.1 28% 33.3 fps	MRender 35.7 Gravity 30.8 Splatting 31.6 27% 32.7 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1909 Write 720 Mixed 559 231% 1,063 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 48 204% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 952 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 340 310% 497 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 840GB free Firmware: S0530B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 429 424 435 429 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 434 Mixed 369 SusWrite 429 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 31.5 144% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 49.6 94% 181 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 101%
Seagate ST2000LM 003 HN-M201RAD 2TB 867 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 267GB free Firmware: 2BE10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 57 55 56 56 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 78.5 Write 64.2 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 55 46% 62 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 71%
Generic MassStorageClass 128GB 1,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 113GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 83 84 84 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 84.7 Write 78.3 Mixed 64 SusWrite 83.3 105% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 4.2 266% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 27.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 26.3 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 97%

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Desktop 87%

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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	180x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	134x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	62x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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