Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics124% 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 Drive130% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170106
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateAug 12 '18 at 00:27
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 240
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 633
65% 527 Pts
64-Core 643
40% 643 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 185
Parallax 169
140% 176 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 166
Splatting 121
110% 135 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 457 465 480 449 392 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 484
Mixed 360
SusWrite 449
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 62.3
214% 77.6 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 361
270% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 130%
Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129
160GB free
Firmware: DXM05B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 463 472 483 436 444 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 446
Mixed 362
SusWrite 459
100% 442 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 49.6
177% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 194
187% 296 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 118%
Great: 118%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 25a2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 113 113 113 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Read 103
Write 78.3
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 113
119% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.8% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 20
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 22.9
SC Mixed 20.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 67.8%
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 500 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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