Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.8% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '17 at 02:53
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 596 81% 603 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB; Sapphire RX 570 Nitro+ 8GB OC CLim: 1390 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.6.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Lighting 71.3 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 86.1 58% 76.7 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 58.4 51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	84.8% Excellent	Read 178 Write 168 Mixed 246 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 40.3 191% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 53.4 92% 172 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 107%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 138GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 193 169 1341 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2938 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 15314 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2901 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 7573 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 341 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 181 181 57356 (C2) HDA temperature 110 91 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	51.5% Above average	Read 92.3 Write 87.5 Mixed 77.7 64% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 0.44 4K Mixed 0.15 43% 0.34 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 27.2 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 26.5 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 61.1 65% 61.1 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 88%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 - $135

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	346x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	268x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	134x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	83x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	75x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	47x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	46x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	75x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	31x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	28x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $650

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