Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive106% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170630
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 21 '20 at 07:32
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
88% 161 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 456
55% 421 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
5.9% Terrible
Lighting 6.5
Reflection 6.2
Parallax 7.3
5% 6.67 fps
MRender 8.2
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 10.4
7% 8.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.9%
Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2251 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
60.7% Good
Lighting 75.3
Reflection 77.4
Parallax 71.4
61% 74.7 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 75.3
Splatting 70.9
59% 72.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 480GB-$70
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M2CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 410 425 383 393 410 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 422
Write 388
Mixed 366
SusWrite 403
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 44.9
156% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 303
243% 341 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 106%
Great: 121%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB
354GB free
Firmware: JP4OA41B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 76 76 76 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
48% Average
Read 91.5
Write 97.7
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 75.7
58% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.CAGPN.AR40B 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.3% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 17.7
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 11.2
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 76.8
52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.3%
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 506 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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