Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 23 '16 at 09:42
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100-$76
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 214
83% 143 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 338
45% 336 Pts
64-Core 338
21% 338 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2122 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 375.95
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61% Good
Lighting 75.5
Reflection 70.8
Parallax 63.8
62% 70 fps
MRender 76.3
Gravity 72.6
Splatting 71.4
60% 73.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
78% Very good
Read 506
Write 319
Mixed 343
86% 389 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 71.7
4K Mixed 9.71
93% 36.6 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 45.6
95% 196 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 78%
Great: 91%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 158
Write 154
Mixed 138
113% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 0.49
4K Mixed 0.22
65% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS721025CLA682 250GB
111GB free
Firmware: JP1OA41A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 106
Write 127
Mixed 109
86% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1.22
4K Mixed 0.27
66% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2176 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
42.4% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 11.5
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 13.4
39% 13.8 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 42%

 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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