Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 23 '17 at 22:12
Run Duration78 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 89.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 229
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 468
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
32.3% Below average
Lighting 40.2
Reflection 31.7
Parallax 38.9
33% 36.9 fps
MRender 39.4
Gravity 38.3
Splatting 37.4
31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
615GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 158
Write 142
Mixed 118
104% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.33
4K Mixed 0.28
100% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3600 C17 Series 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
74.6% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 22.7
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 27.3
SC Mixed 21.4
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 67.3
59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 Builds (Compare 953 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5 - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $585
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