Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics108% 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 Drive48.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5  (all builds)
Memory24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 30 '22 at 10:28
Run Duration237 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Memory 69.1
1-Core 90.3
2-Core 176
64% 112 Pts
4-Core 236
8-Core 223
31% 229 Pts
64-Core 240
15% 240 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.5.2
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 137
Parallax 240
92% 163 fps
MRender 213
Gravity 122
Splatting 184
142% 173 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 68 86 71 84 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
48.3% Average
Read 246
Write 186
Mixed 286
SusWrite 81.5
45% 200 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 27.4
78% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 76.1
DQ Mixed 172
133% 188 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 91%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 118GB
52GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 82 92 91 90 91 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 388
Write 348
Mixed 323
SusWrite 116
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 53.5
4K Mixed 27.1
92% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 172
167% 262 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 97%
Seagate One Touch HDD 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 1707
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 114 112 110 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 87.2
Write 113
Mixed 84.1
SusWrite 112
73% 99.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Relative performance (0th percentile)
32.4% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 12.4
MC Mixed 10.5
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 8.9
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z270MX-Gaming5 Builds (Compare 244 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270MX-Gaming5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $526
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