Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics32% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20151020
Uptime6.4 Days
Run DateJul 01 '18 at 06:20
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
40.2% Average
Memory 52.7
1-Core 25.2
2-Core 63.9
30% 47.3 Pts
4-Core 150
8-Core 290
26% 220 Pts
64-Core 448
28% 448 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-X-$781
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1102.0
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
32% Below average
Lighting 24.2
Reflection 34.4
Parallax 94.5
20% 51 fps
MRender 55.7
Gravity 74.3
Splatting 72
56% 67.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 32%
Great: 65%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 36 38 48 48 49 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
33.5% Below average
Read 73.1
Write 68.8
Mixed 45.7
SusWrite 43.6
43% 57.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
67.3% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 25.8
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 8.2
27% 9.4 GB/s
Latency 151
26% 151 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 96%

 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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