Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.6% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 04 '20 at 16:20
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 95.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 241 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 691 67% 551 Pts	64-Core 690 43% 690 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Lighting 70.3 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 63.6 57% 68.2 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 65.6 Splatting 55.9 52% 65.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 334GB free Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1347 1403 1238 1444 1188 1360 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,813 Write 1,429 Mixed 713 SusWrite 1,330 295% 1,321 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 38.2 155% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 742 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 448 365% 529 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,101 Write 7,335 Mixed 7,323 1,693% 7,587 MB/s	4K Read 335 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 230 906% 253 MB/s	DQ Read 845 DQ Write 562 DQ Mixed 637 493% 681 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 879GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 446 403 476 368 447 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 410 Mixed 383 SusWrite 429 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 54 180% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
G-drive SSD 500GB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 446GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 37 42 34 40 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	17.6% Very poor	Read 30.8 Write 31 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 39 8% 33.9 MB/s	4K Read 11.6 4K Write 15.2 4K Mixed 12 41% 12.9 MB/s	DQ Read 30.3 DQ Write 24.4 DQ Mixed 26.5 20% 27.1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 87%
HGST HDS 724040ALE640 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 216GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.1 2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.3% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 39.7 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 0.8 38% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 12%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68N32N0 4TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 2.5TB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 4.9 5.4 4.8 6 4.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.6% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 39.7 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 5.1 34% 25.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 15%
TOSHIBA HDWE140 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 161GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.1 0.4 1.3 0.1 1.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	9.78% Terrible	Read 26.5 Write 27.7 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 1 28% 21 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 9.78% Great: 14%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 2.5TB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 34 38 31 36 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	21.5% Poor	Read 39 Write 33.5 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 35.1 47% 35 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$103 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 31.3 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 30.6 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

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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	354x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	275x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	138x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	78x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	32x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	28x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $590

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16