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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	253% 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.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180115
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '22 at 09:36
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 228 87% 151 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 512 64% 486 Pts	64-Core 493 30% 493 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 451GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1286 1410 854 356 415 433 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1473 Write 1,781 Mixed 1599 SusWrite 792 318% 1,411 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 84.9 284% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,138 DQ Write 1,426 DQ Mixed 1,320 985% 1,295 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 365%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 222GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 339 339 342 354 339 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 362 Mixed 321 SusWrite 338 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 42.7 150% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 30.3 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 43.5 40% 59.9 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 643GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 158 153 157 157 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 144 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 154 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 114%
Seagate ST9160821AS 160GB-$60 3,340 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 149GB free Firmware: 3.BHE SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 42 43 43 44 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 43.1 Write 32.5 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 42 27% 36.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 24%
Seagate ST9160821AS 160GB-$60 3,340 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 148GB free Firmware: 3.BHE SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 41 42 42 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 40.9 Write 38.7 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 41.7 28% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2666C15-4GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-4GVR 04CD F4-2666C15-4GVR 04CD F4-2400C15-4GVR 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.5 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 84%

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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	352x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	273x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	136x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	83x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	76x

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	78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	31x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	28x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $587

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16