Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	51.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180115
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '18 at 21:49
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 532 72% 536 Pts	64-Core 537 33% 537 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 373F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 151 Parallax 143 117% 146 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 136 Splatting 109 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 609ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 99 107 102 106 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	51.6% Above average	Read 146 Write 133 Mixed 146 SusWrite 102 30% 132 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 28.3 107% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 125 99% 141 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 84%
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 164GB free Firmware: SBFM91.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 446 430 415 413 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 389 Write 325 Mixed 301 SusWrite 425 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 34.1 139% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 207 182% 269 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 99%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 101 101 102 101 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 161 Write 162 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 101 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.4 417% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 94%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 868GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 171 178 174 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 178 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 175 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.2 282% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 32.7 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 29.6 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

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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	349x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	272x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	136x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	83x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	76x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x
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	77x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	31x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	28x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $585

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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