Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	49.3% 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	85.9% 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 (29%). 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	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151016
Uptime	11.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '18 at 01:41
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 95.2 2-Core 197 71% 125 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 377 49% 368 Pts	64-Core 374 23% 374 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.3% Average	Lighting 60.4 Reflection 67.1 Parallax 64.3 49% 64 fps	MRender 72.5 Gravity 58.8 Splatting 53.5 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 172 53 52 51 47 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 458 Write 152 Mixed 339 SusWrite 117 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 41.1 143% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 134%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 336GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 74 75 70 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 58.2 Write 71 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 71.8 51% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 83%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 25GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 72 71 70 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 74.5 Write 64.2 Mixed 44 SusWrite 70.8 47% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GB 4,057 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 24.6 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 20 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 77.2 52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 79%

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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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Gaming 69%

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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