Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.24% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive293% 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.
Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 08 '21 at 14:09
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 65%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 (89th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 246
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 690
69% 564 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9168
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.24% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 8.8
Parallax 7.1
6% 7.53 fps
MRender 9.8
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 11.3
8% 9.23 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.24%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB512HBJQ-00000 512GB
344GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXF7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1010 802 771 792 788 806 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
293% Outstanding
Read 2,469
Write 2,022
Mixed 1,608
SusWrite 828
386% 1,732 MB/s
4K Read 64.6
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 92.2
295% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,350
DQ Write 971
DQ Mixed 934
759% 1,085 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 293%
Great: 316%
ASMT 2115 64GB
59GB free, PID 1153
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 127 127 127 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
148% Outstanding
Read 264
Write 128
Mixed 112
SusWrite 127
191% 158 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 25.5
4K Mixed 4.8
1,089% 15.4 MB/s
DQ Read 16.2
DQ Write 33.2
DQ Mixed 5.3
1,370% 18.2 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 148%
Great: 146%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.7% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 19.7
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 12.4
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 105%

 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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