Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	96.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	16.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '23 at 02:18
Run Duration	560 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 78.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 229 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 721 69% 568 Pts	64-Core 890 55% 890 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% ASRock(1849 5101) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.12.1 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96.3% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 195 Parallax 200 98% 172 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 137 Splatting 93.1 92% 115 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 104%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 937GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR032 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 476 Write 430 Mixed 384 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 40.3 130% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 279 221% 307 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 125%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 984GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 97.2 Write 137 Mixed 60.1 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 82%
MXT-USB Storage Device 8GB 452 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 8GB free, PID 8816 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 0.7 Write 0.7 Mixed 0.7 1% 0.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 6% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 11%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 1GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 0.7 Write 0.5 1% 0.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 10% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 23%
ChipsBnk SD/MMCReader 32GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 28GB free, PID 1307 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 0.7 Write 0.7 Mixed 0.7 1% 0.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 57% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5701-049.A00G 2x16GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.1 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 22 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 83.4 48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 25: 0P 2R 4G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
25%	18%	51	205	57	60	23"	1280 720	HWP3297 HP 23vx

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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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	183x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	136x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 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 $90Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $592

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16