Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
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.
Graphics	7.73% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 03:24
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	13%

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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 139 2-Core 278 95% 209 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 550 69% 525 Pts	64-Core 550 34% 550 Pts
Poor: 57% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.73% Terrible	Lighting 8.1 Reflection 11.8 Parallax 8.47 7% 9.45 fps	MRender 10.7 Gravity 7.43 Splatting 16.4 10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.73% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 495 Write 471 Mixed 297 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 52.9 196% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 171 180% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 166GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 473 476 490 441 278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 472 Mixed 450 SusWrite 434 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 63.3 218% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 136GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 161 161 159 161 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 131 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 159 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 182 183 184 186 186 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 138 Write 100 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 182 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 113%

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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	349x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	272x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	136x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $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

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $585

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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