Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150901
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '18 at 04:42
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 85
1-Core 124
2-Core 229
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 604
61% 496 Pts
64-Core 622
38% 622 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 163
Reflection 159
Parallax 154
132% 159 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 139
Splatting 101
108% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 403 413 403 399 406 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 447
Write 427
Mixed 303
SusWrite 403
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 42.7
156% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 350
266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 107%
Great: 124%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146
2TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 161 161 165 161 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 152
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 162
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
294% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.6% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 18.1
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 17.1
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 104%

 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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