Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive120% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 09 '20 at 03:25
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 127
2-Core 219
85% 146 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 715
70% 574 Pts
64-Core 669
41% 669 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 152
Parallax 128
114% 140 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 139
Splatting 112
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDHL250GB-D8 250GB
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1115F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 178 144 128 122 196 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 1,451
Write 1,074
Mixed 848
SusWrite 185
197% 890 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 54.3
4K Mixed 31.2
136% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 68.7
DQ Mixed 62
86% 168 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 120%
Great: 199%
Mushkin Reactor 512GB-$280
477GB free
Firmware: N1007C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 341 398 433 407 402 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 456
Write 350
Mixed 299
SusWrite 389
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 28.7
96% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 22.5
DQ Write 83.7
DQ Mixed 37
33% 47.7 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL15-15-15 D4-2400 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 26.5
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 26.5
77% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 113%

 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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