Gigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics118% 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 Drive200% 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z170MX-Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 03 '16 at 22:15
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 (100th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 139
2-Core 272
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 762
80% 644 Pts
64-Core 766
47% 766 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7290
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 193
Parallax 193
130% 182 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 157
Splatting 117
106% 131 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 118%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M550 1TB-$700
481GB free
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 482
Mixed 475
110% 491 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 35.4
154% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 71.5
129% 255 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 112%
Great: 109%
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$31
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 1,951
Write 936
Mixed 1,088
291% 1,325 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 32
196% 78.8 MB/s
DQ Read 50.5
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 31.8
69% 132 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 200%
Great: 243%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3300 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 42.2
MC Mixed 33.4
110% 38.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 46.7
SC Mixed 32.4
97% 34.1 GB/s
Latency 51.5
78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 108%
Great: 115%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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