Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.7% 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 Drive130% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '19 at 01:24
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 83.6
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
91% 168 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 544
74% 550 Pts
64-Core 550
34% 550 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.7% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 112
Parallax 96
83% 103 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 94.5
Splatting 97.4
79% 96.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 447 486 434 295 297 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 519
Write 477
Mixed 438
SusWrite 399
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 63.2
221% 81.4 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 358
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 130%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
611GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 95 73 51 24 22 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 119
Write 113
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 61.6
67% 90.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.4% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 17.4
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 18.9
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 81%

 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 958 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $590
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