Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.73% 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.
Boot Drive77.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '17 at 18:04
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 90.6
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 538
72% 539 Pts
64-Core 539
33% 539 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 92%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.73% Terrible
Lighting 8.1
Reflection 11.6
Parallax 8.56
7% 9.43 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 6.93
Splatting 16.5
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.73%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
220GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR050 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 467
Write 306
Mixed 318
80% 364 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 76.9
4K Mixed 21.9
101% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 36.8
77% 156 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114
3TB free
Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 169
Mixed 133
119% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.96
4K Mixed 0.27
97% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 26.9
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 26.1
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270MX-Gaming5 Builds (Compare 244 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $534
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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