Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive93% 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.
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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170706
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '17 at 05:17
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 96.7
1-Core 118
2-Core 233
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 654
62% 514 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6288) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 124
Reflection 129
Parallax 102
101% 118 fps
Gravity 136
Splatting 109
107% 122 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190
178GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 527
Write 501
Mixed 509
114% 512 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 26.7
150% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 38.3
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 26.4
35% 61.5 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 124%
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82
99GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 455
Write 380
Mixed 407
92% 414 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 15
115% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 24
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 14.8
27% 50.6 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 98%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 414
Mixed 419
100% 450 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 26.5
149% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 45.1
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 102
70% 83.1 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 93%
Great: 124%
Seagate ST9500620NS 500GB
363GB free
Firmware: AA03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 102
Write 96.1
Mixed 82.7
70% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.63
140% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 57%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 41.7
MC Mixed 27.9
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 29.1
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%

 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $500
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