Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 178% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	193% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '20 at 04:22
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 574 74% 560 Pts	64-Core 579 36% 579 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 20.12.2 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 255 Reflection 256 Parallax 486 208% 333 fps	MRender 377 Gravity 193 Splatting 283 231% 284 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,799 Write 1,491 Mixed 566 283% 1,285 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 59 220% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 1,096 DQ Write 1,282 DQ Mixed 807 714% 1,062 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 82GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 312 229 215 198 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 454 Mixed 437 SusWrite 268 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 63.1 216% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 364 274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 323GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 477 474 463 461 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 447 Mixed 390 SusWrite 453 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 53.2 192% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 32.7 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.7 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

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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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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 $42Bench 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 $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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