Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.8% 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	215% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170630
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '18 at 20:50
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 286 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 792 80% 647 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9395) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1048 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Lighting 67.4 Reflection 60.3 Parallax 81.8 55% 69.9 fps	MRender 60.5 Gravity 55.3 Splatting 79 55% 65 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,861 Write 1,273 Mixed 1,184 318% 1,439 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 27.5 184% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 56.6 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 28.7 75% 149 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 254%
SanDisk X400 1TB-$310 2,086 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 97GB free Firmware: X4120000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6349 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2014 (A5) Unknown 100 100 171870782424 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 47 (A8) Unknown 100 100 29 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1159 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 10 (AE) Unknown 100 100 437 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 65 279173660706 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2546935136849 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 10623 (EA) Unknown 100 100 18937 (F1) Unknown 253 253 15815 (F2) Unknown 253 253 24641 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	77.7% Very good	Read 488 Write 229 Mixed 220 68% 312 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 18.8 111% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 39.4 90% 189 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 106%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 345GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 186 176 5675 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4242 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6386 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1990 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 418 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 22687 (C2) HDA temperature 116 104 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	53.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 84.1 Mixed 82.3 67% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 0.36 4K Mixed 0.15 51% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 96%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 162GB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 64 186379602 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3226 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 61 10556122 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 86157043961251 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1130 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 47 689307682 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 16 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 21295 (C2) HDA temperature 34 53 77309411362 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -84542136252978 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3881983832 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3632301137 (FE) Unknown 1 1 1	36.6% Below average	Read 61.6 Write 64.6 Mixed 35.5 40% 53.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 4.87 4K Mixed 0.33 168% 2.06 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70 6,515 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2533 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 27.8 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 27.6 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 85%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 951 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	31x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	28x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $45	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