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 (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	82.2% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160310
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '17 at 08:21
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 258 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 788 77% 633 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 204GB free Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 44 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 345 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 15 (A3) Unknown 100 100 314 (94) Unknown 100 100 12041 (95) Unknown 100 100 197 (96) Unknown 100 100 48 (97) Unknown 100 100 162 (A4) Unknown 100 100 6166 (A5) Unknown 100 100 15 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 5 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 7 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 43023276769307 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 17267 (F2) Unknown 100 100 12717 (F5) Unknown 100 100 36417 (F6) Unknown 100 100 24082 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	70.7% Very good	Read 489 Write 253 Mixed 265 74% 335 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 61 4K Mixed 19.1 105% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 33 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 47.2 54% 88.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 91%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 111 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 192 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 17 (AE) Unknown 100 100 10 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 38 266289479720 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 4273438320 (F7) Unknown 100 100 134025971 (F8) Unknown 100 100 42491647 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1253 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	82.2% Excellent	Read 483 Write 332 Mixed 336 85% 384 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 22.2 110% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 38.1 79% 159 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 95%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 135GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1516 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 397 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 180 180 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 10 (C2) HDA temperature 71 47 227634446365 (F1) Unknown 100 100 64848	82.1% Excellent	Read 514 Write 349 Mixed 274 84% 379 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 9.72 98% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 42.1 97% 204 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 95%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 199 2013 (03) Spinup time 181 179 5908 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 589 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12706 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 469 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 85 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 2053149 (C2) HDA temperature 119 98 31 (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	71.1% Very good	Read 128 Write 120 Mixed 124 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.25 89% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 31.6 102% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 31.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

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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	346x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	268x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	134x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	83x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	75x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	47x
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	75x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	31x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	28x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $599

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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