Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.5% 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	64.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '19 at 22:21
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 104 2-Core 184 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 324 42% 314 Pts	64-Core 337 21% 337 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.5% Above average	Lighting 76.8 Reflection 84.7 Parallax 72.8 63% 78.1 fps	MRender 76.9 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 0.09 36% 50 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 236 239 241 222 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 352 Write 235 Mixed 231 SusWrite 221 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 9.3 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 27.4 71% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 213 185% 278 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 156GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 295 295 292 294 294 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 428 Write 414 Mixed 346 SusWrite 296 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 23.5 91% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 354 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 1x8GB 4,896 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 13.5 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 12.3 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 69%

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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 $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 $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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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