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 as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	279% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '21 at 05:01
Run Duration	284 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$64 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 124 2-Core 222 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 465 62% 463 Pts	64-Core 461 29% 461 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% Nvidia(10DE 097A) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 25% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 17,082 User benchmarks, average bench 256% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1410 1680 1727 1624 1598 1622 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 1,870 Write 1,403 Mixed 1,148 SusWrite 1,610 338% 1,508 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 67 229% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 873 DQ Write 694 DQ Mixed 722 557% 763 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 332%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 197GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 57 56 55 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 87.1 Write 89 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 56 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 60%
Asmedia ASM1053E 500GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 194GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 40 41 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 38.9 Write 30.6 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 40.6 25% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 65%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 102GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 94 94 98 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 96.6 Write 90.7 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 95.2 65% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 156GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 215 212 204 205 220 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 154 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 207 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 53% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.8% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.5 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 21.9 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 52: 7R 5G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
52%	35%	40	272	192	60	7.2"	1920 1080	SAM069B SAMSUNG

History: Score 42: 6R 4G 0B | Score 44: 7R 3G 0B | Score 52: 7R 5G 2B

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 - $135

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	355x
Core i5-6600KIntel $64Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	276x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	138x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	84x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	77x

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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	77x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	32x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	28x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $722

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16