Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	84.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180115
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 31 '21 at 04:53
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Memory 77.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 241 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 460 61% 456 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 112 Parallax 114 86% 110 fps	MRender 93.7 Gravity 105 Splatting 102 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 253 108 103 103 101 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 482 Write 370 Mixed 322 SusWrite 149 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 41.2 149% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 73.1 111% 206 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 368GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 148 146 149 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 152 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 146 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 114%
Seagate ST9160821AS 160GB-$60 3,340 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 69GB free Firmware: 3.BHE SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 38 39 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 34.5 Write 35.9 Mixed 25.6 SusWrite 38.8 25% 33.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 24%
Seagate ST9160821AS 160GB-$60 3,340 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 46GB free Firmware: 3.BHE SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 35 37 35 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 39.7 Write 39.5 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 35.7 26% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 21.7% 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 below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.1% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 22.4 66% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 85.9 47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 5: 0R 0G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
5%	38%	13	7	5	144	34"	1280 720	XMI3444 Mi Monitor

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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	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