Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	219% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	61.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170306
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '21 at 21:38
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 236 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 682 67% 549 Pts	64-Core 727 45% 727 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 1454) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	219% Outstanding	Lighting 324 Reflection 311 Parallax 340 264% 325 fps	MRender 367 Gravity 263 Splatting 197 216% 276 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$40 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 252 255 201 156 154 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 253 Write 318 Mixed 250 SusWrite 204 58% 256 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 24.5 89% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 194 162% 234 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 108%
Crucial BX100 1TB-$500 1,367 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 141GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 311 359 385 397 396 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 245 Write 197 Mixed 195 SusWrite 359 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 21.4 83% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 192 162% 234 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 108%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 82GB free Firmware: 00WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 291 392 390 412 398 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 187 Write 214 Mixed 151 SusWrite 362 52% 228 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 23.7 81% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 244 202% 293 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	90% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 27.8 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 27 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 97%

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

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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 $275	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