Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics87.7% 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 Drive290% 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.
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
4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '19 at 18:14
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 163
2-Core 326
105% 194 Pts
4-Core 646
8-Core 910
98% 778 Pts
64-Core 910
56% 910 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 107%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3235) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 1897 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 123
Parallax 113
92% 116 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 103
Splatting 87.8
79% 97.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
356GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1385 1423 1413 1261 1262 1208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
290% Outstanding
Read 2159
Write 1,410
Mixed 911
SusWrite 1,325
323% 1,451 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 209
4K Mixed 70.6
283% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,228
DQ Write 400
DQ Mixed 446
425% 691 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 290%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFD8213.C16FAR1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
76% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 23.1
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 25.4
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 76%
Great: 79%

 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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