Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics85.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive62.2% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151016
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '18 at 23:15
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 (86th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 108
2-Core 207
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 613
61% 496 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 111
Parallax 108
88% 109 fps
MRender 92.7
Gravity 98.9
Splatting 99.7
80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ZTSSD-S11-240G-P 240GB
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM10.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 483
Write 314
Mixed 387
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 37.9
4K Mixed 8.94
57% 21.2 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 44.3
DQ Mixed 0.28
42% 108 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
204GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
51.7% Above average
Read 92.1
Write 87.8
Mixed 85.9
67% 88.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 0.4
109% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.8% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 11.2
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 12.7
SC Mixed 11.3
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 110%

 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 946 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $599
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