Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	94.6% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160307
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '20 at 14:43
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 129 2-Core 259 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 424 60% 440 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD PLUS 480GB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 147 69 84 87 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 468 Mixed 276 SusWrite 121 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 47.3 170% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 208 192% 296 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 108%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 163GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 78 77 77 78 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 68.2 Write 47 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 77.4 44% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905598-044.A00G 1x16GB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	47.1% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.2 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 14.9 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI-CF

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	126x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	113x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	59x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	55x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	46x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	45x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	35x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	10x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	23x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $378

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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