Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 49%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics80.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161111
Uptime1 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '19 at 17:06
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
49% Average
Memory 68.2
1-Core 46.4
2-Core 87.1
43% 67.2 Pts
4-Core 161
8-Core 513
37% 337 Pts
64-Core 752
46% 752 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 49%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.3% Excellent
Lighting 80.4
Reflection 110
Parallax 187
66% 126 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 166
Splatting 118
109% 135 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Zotac Premium Edition 240GB-$75
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 184 152 161 155 288 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
63.6% Good
Read 295
Write 112
Mixed 349
SusWrite 183
53% 235 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 43.4
4K Mixed 27.8
94% 31.5 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 203
166% 239 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 109%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
212GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 397 437 427 288 278 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 454
Mixed 377
SusWrite 370
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 60.9
4K Mixed 38.2
116% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 334
253% 338 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 158 155 158 156 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Read 150
Write 151
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 157
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 19.4
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 14.3
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 103%

 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 501 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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