Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 94.7%, 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	285% 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 06:10
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 121 2-Core 255 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 710 77% 610 Pts	64-Core 713 44% 713 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.7% 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: 20.9.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Lighting 76.7 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 89.2 62% 79 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 73.7 Splatting 58 54% 67.5 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% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: STPSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2214 2255 1744 760 749 759 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,607 Write 2,286 Mixed 1,670 SusWrite 1,413 395% 1,744 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 68.7 242% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,483 DQ Write 1,194 DQ Mixed 1,304 985% 1327 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 281%
Patriot Ignite 240GB-$123 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 126GB free Firmware: 01.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 498 502 498 499 498 498 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 502 Mixed 356 SusWrite 499 106% 468 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 44.8 170% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 191 189% 301 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 197 196 199 198 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 152 Mixed 91.1 SusWrite 196 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB 476 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 32GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 6 11 10 11 7.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	7.71% Terrible	Read 31.8 Write 5.5 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 8.5 18% 15.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.71% Great: 33%

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 way above expectations (88^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 31.1 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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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	182x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	136x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	63x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	54x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $558

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16