Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics97.9% 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 Drive20.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime10.3 Days
Run DateSep 03 '19 at 00:51
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 above expectations (60th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 85.8
1-Core 113
2-Core 220
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 488
52% 414 Pts
64-Core 554
34% 554 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 13AD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.9% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 114
Parallax 118
98% 117 fps
MRender 167
Gravity 106
Splatting 94.4
97% 123 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Spark 256GB
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM10.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 64 4.7 26 33 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
20.2% Poor
Read 439
Write 274
Mixed 286
SusWrite 33.5
57% 258 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.2
2% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 20.2%
Great: 85%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
3TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 163 164 162 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 155
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 163
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
928GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 174 174 173 172 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 162
Mixed 99.8
SusWrite 173
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.9% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.4
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 21.9
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 71.4
56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.9%
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 960 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: $582
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