Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% 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 Drive74% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 14 '17 at 02:52
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 (97th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 256
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 701
73% 585 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 201
Parallax 194
148% 192 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 176
Splatting 124
115% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
233GB free
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
281% Outstanding
Read 2,827
Write 1,239
Mixed 1,468
404% 1,845 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 51.2
246% 91.9 MB/s
DQ Read 484
DQ Write 389
DQ Mixed 202
215% 358 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 281%
Great: 236%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
180GB free
Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 485
Write 343
Mixed 341
86% 390 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 23.2
116% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 42
87% 181 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 99%
Patriot Blast 480GB
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
74% Very good
Read 516
Write 351
Mixed 336
89% 401 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 9.63
104% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 33.1
DQ Write 83.5
DQ Mixed 9.89
21% 42.2 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
73.5% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 21
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 22.6
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 80%

 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 963 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $590
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