Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	178% 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	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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

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	Oct 04 '18 at 07:07
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 254 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 523 71% 528 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1585 MHz, MLim: 1811 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 70.9 Reflection 75.1 Parallax 66.3 58% 70.8 fps	Gravity 67.1 Splatting 59.9 56% 63.5 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 480GB-$300 1,985 User benchmarks, average bench 144% 233GB free (System drive) Firmware: OC34L5TP Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 936 932 976 977 989 963 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	178% Outstanding	Read 1,158 Write 942 Mixed 532 SusWrite 962 201% 899 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 49.8 189% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 109 145% 264 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 178% Great: 181%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 26GB free Firmware: MU01.4 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 510 Write 471 Mixed 415 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 50.2 177% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 241 202% 290 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 91%
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 76GB free Firmware: CXM02D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 281 238 239 239 238 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 455 Write 314 Mixed 302 SusWrite 257 74% 332 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 23.8 112% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 159 128% 187 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 73%
Toshiba MK2556GSY 250GB 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 233GB free Firmware: LH003C SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 104 104 104 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 104 Write 104 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 103 63% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$170 3,887 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 27.6 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 25.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 89%

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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 $109Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $599

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