Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 148%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 129%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics184% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateApr 08 '21 at 08:59
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 36%
Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 87.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 253
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 701
68% 557 Pts
64-Core 702
44% 702 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
184% Outstanding
Lighting 265
Reflection 242
Parallax 270
216% 259 fps
MRender 304
Gravity 224
Splatting 168
183% 232 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 184%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 191 191 196 193 194 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 433
Mixed 399
SusWrite 219
86% 382 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 51.4
173% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 103%
Great: 124%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145
1TB free
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 450 455 462 465 463 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 456
Mixed 408
SusWrite 457
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 91.9
4K Mixed 49.8
167% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 115%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 218 217 219 218 220 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
73.3% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 20.8
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 88%

 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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