Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34% 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)
Boot Drive	78.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1800 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161111
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '23 at 22:30
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 117 2-Core 226 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 579 61% 487 Pts	64-Core 602 37% 602 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34% Below average	Lighting 43.1 Reflection 46.3 Parallax 54.7 35% 48 fps	MRender 45.4 Gravity 42.4 Splatting 32.1 32% 40 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKJ4.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 420 139 6.1 6.1 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 402 Write 400 Mixed 333 SusWrite 173 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 35.6 125% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 194 173% 257 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 108GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 181 181 189 209 191 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.7% Below average	Read 150 Write 100 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 191 29% 130 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 18.6 4K Mixed 10.5 44% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 13.6 DQ Write 15.2 DQ Mixed 13.8 11% 14.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 5GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 183 Write 175 Mixed 76.4 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Asmt 2115 120GB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 21GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 39 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 38 Write 39.3 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 38.1 25% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.4 90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 42%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 188 Write 176 Mixed 81.7 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 23.1 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 22.7 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 8: 0P 0R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
8%	9%	43	209	58	75	19.1"	1280 720	DEL50AB DELL P1110

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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 $289	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 $550	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