Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	16.3% 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	119% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160425
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '18 at 12:35
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 86.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 203 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 423 56% 423 Pts	64-Core 424 26% 424 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 3767) 2GB; gv-n1030oc-2gi CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Lighting 20.4 Reflection 15.9 Parallax 19.2 17% 18.5 fps	MRender 16.2 Gravity 19.3 Splatting 21 16% 18.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 439GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 414 457 459 462 452 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 422 Mixed 383 SusWrite 438 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 54.9 184% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 264 223% 325 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 127%
Adata SU800NS38 256GB 10,211 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 238GB free Firmware: Q1204A SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 197 197 199 199 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 427 Mixed 406 SusWrite 220 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.4 198% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 125 157% 279 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 198GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 457 469 469 471 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 453 Mixed 324 SusWrite 465 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 36.8 146% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 179 183% 296 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 1x8GB-$25 19,648 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	42.3% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 12.9 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 12.2 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 47%

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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	180x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	135x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	62x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	54x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	16x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $581

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16