Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive143% 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateNov 23 '17 at 21:50
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 140
2-Core 278
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 774
82% 655 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 152
Parallax 141
109% 142 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 132
Splatting 113
99% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP600 256GB
178GB free
Firmware: 5.9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 490
Write 255
Mixed 338
80% 361 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 23.9
140% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 32
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 23.6
34% 58.9 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 97%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Read 1,401
Write 575
Mixed 803
203% 927 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 25.8
162% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 34.7
DQ Write 169
DQ Mixed 26.1
42% 76.6 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 143%
Great: 157%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
499GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 168
Mixed 166
124% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.18
74% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 25.9
94% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 37.4
SC Mixed 30.2
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 51.6
78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 97%

 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 504 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: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $553
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