Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics65.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateDec 07 '19 at 19:47
Run Duration78 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80% Very good
Memory 87.4
1-Core 107
2-Core 214
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 418
56% 419 Pts
64-Core 411
25% 411 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 3685) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1543 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
65.7% Good
Lighting 84.5
Reflection 84
Parallax 74.9
69% 81.1 fps
MRender 80.5
Gravity 73.4
Splatting 67.2
60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1179
Write 974
Mixed 398
188% 851 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 43.8
195% 75.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1053
DQ Write 1,002
DQ Mixed 829
677% 961 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2400C15/8G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
69.1% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 21.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 21.4
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $587
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