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 above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	54.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '16 at 18:28
Run Duration	93 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 88.9 1-Core 103 2-Core 168 72% 120 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 272 33% 252 Pts	64-Core 275 17% 275 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 39 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 70 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 69 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 36 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 111	54.7% Above average	Read 501 Write 67.3 Mixed 101 48% 223 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 7.82 71% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 4.53 66% 158 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 91%
Hitachi HDS721025CLA682 250GB 1,787 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 171GB free Firmware: JP1OA41A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 83 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 100 97 (03) Spinup time 126 100 12896895157 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2442 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 65537 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 100 30 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1498 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2430 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 99 99 131071 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 96 4656003 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 54 505282590 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2444 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2444 (C2) HDA temperature 200 133 197569478686 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	53.7% Above average	Read 94.1 Write 92.9 Mixed 88.3 69% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.41 96% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 1x8GB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2142 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	42% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 11.9 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 11.7 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 42%

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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	348x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	271x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	135x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	83x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	76x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $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 $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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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