Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive111% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 x 65536 colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 03 '19 at 17:48
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 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
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 83.3
1-Core 120
2-Core 241
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 657
66% 537 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 500GB
359GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 405 355 298 173 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 386
Mixed 372
SusWrite 302
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 52
188% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 62.9
125% 253 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 111%
Great: 135%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
847GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 135 132 129 136 136 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 129
Write 117
Mixed 82.6
SusWrite 133
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 100%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105
723GB free
Firmware: 82.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 100 102 102 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 105
Write 104
Mixed 73.9
SusWrite 101
71% 96.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 99%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
909GB free
Firmware: 05.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 102 102 104 103 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 104
Write 100
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 102
71% 95.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.6% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.9
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 106%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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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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